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CLEVELAND Not their best. Not even second best. Jake Westbrook, right at home in the Jake, was exactly what the Cleveland Indians needed.
Westbrook kept Boston grounded for nearly seven innings Monday night, leading the Indians to a 4-2 win over the Red Sox and a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series.
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Cardinals 6 Mets 2
NEW YORK | Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer in the first and Jake Westbrook had the Mets pounding the ball into the ground over eight excellent innings Thursday as St. Louis avoided a three-game sweep.
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Cleveland pitcher Jake Westbrook did what he planned to do Monday night.
Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka did what he's done too often this year.
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Cardinals 3 Phillies 1
ST. LOUIS | Jake Westbrook allowed a run in seven innings and St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak in manager Tony La Russa's first game back from illness, capitalizing on Cliff Lee's career- high six walks to beat Philadelphia on Monday night.
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JUPITER, Fla. - Jake Westbrook has one goal for his final start of spring training.
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NEW YORK - Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer in the first and Jake Westbrook had the Mets pounding the ball into the ground over eight excellent innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat New York 6- 2 Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
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After the Cleveland Indians beat Boston 4-2 on Monday night, winning pitcher Jake Westbrook was ushered into the interview room, where he talked about "getting ahead" of the Red Sox batters.
Losing pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka just sat in the Red Sox clubhouse facing his locker, arms folded, no expression, eyes staring down.
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ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals addressed a pitching shortage that dates to spring training Wednesday, acquiring right-hander Edwin Jackson in a three-team trade that cost them starting center fielder Colby Rasmus.
The Cardinals sent Rasmus and two relievers to Toronto, sacrificing a starting outfielder to get more pitching for the second straight year near the trade deadline. Last July, the Cardinals dealt right fielder Ryan Ludwick to the Padres in a three- team deal that brought them starter Jake Westbrook from the Indians.
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PITTSBURGH | Ryan Doumit went 4 for 4 and hit a tiebreaking three- run home run to lift Pittsburgh over St. Louis on Monday night.
Doumit's homer in the fourth inning off Jake Westbrook (9-7) snapped a 1-1 tie and helped Pittsburgh break its three-game losing streak. The switch-hitting catcher matched a career high with his sixth four-hit game.
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Cardinals 6, Mets 2
NEW YORK - On a sweltering day at Citi Field, Jake Westbrook helped his teammates beat the heat - and the Mets.