Probable opening day starter Jered Weaver appears ready to start the season for the Los Angeles Angels. Closer Francisco Rodriguez is another story. After Weaver held the Chicago Cubs to six hits and one run in six innings to lower his spring ERA to 1.67, Rodriguez allowed five runs in the seventh in a 7-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
Posted: March 26th, 2008.
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Mariners 2, Cubs 1 (AP)
Jeff Weaver ended spring training in the same form he finished last October. Weaver gave up five hits in six scoreless innings of relief as the Seattle Mariners finished spring training Saturday with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. In the postse...
Weaver throws 2 scoreless innings and Hunter homers as Angels beat Cubs 3-1 (AP)
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Weaver throws 2 scoreless innings and Hunter homers as Angels beat Cubs 6-2 (AP)
Jered Weaver started spring training healthy and throwing well, a nice change for the Angels' right-hander. Weaver, who missed his first two starts last season with an injury, allowed one hit in two scoreless innings and Torii Hunter homered for Los ...
Big Z hopes arm, not mouth, grabs headlines as Cubs prepare to open season (AP)
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Carlos Zambrano ready to be ace Cubs need (AP)
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