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| Astros to call up Borkowski Tuesday |
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09/08/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros plan to purchase the contract of veteran reliever Dave Borkowski from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Borkowski recorded a 2-2 record with two saves and a 2.43 earned run average in 27 games for Round Rock this season. In 22 games for the Astros, he has posted a 7.45 ERA. Borkowski owns a 5.83 ERA in 177 career games (21 starts) for Detroit (1999-2001), Baltimore (2004) and Houston (2006-08). Meanwhile, Houston purchased the contract of Mark S |
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| Newhan, Astros rally past Rockies |
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09/08/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - David Newhan hit a go-ahead RBI triple in a two-run eighth inning as the Houston Astros came back to edge the Colorado Rockies, 7-5, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Coors Field. Jose Castillo finished 3-for-3 with two RBI, a walk and a run scored, while Mark Loretta added three hits, including a double and an RBI for Houston, which has won 10 of their last 11. The streaking Astros are six games behind Milwaukee for the National League Wild Card spot. Wandy Rodrigue |
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| Astros P Rodriguez leaves game against Rockies |
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09/07/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Houston Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez left Sunday's 7-5 win over the Colorado Rockies after one inning with a left oblique strain. Rodriguez, who allowed one hit and fanned three was replaced by right- hander Jack Cassel. The veteran lefty, who has battled injuries the entire season, was 8-6 with a 3.76 earned run average in 22 previous starts. |
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| Houston's Oswalt dazzles in one-hitter against Rockies |
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09/06/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Roy Oswalt threw his first shutout of the season as the Houston Astros downed the Colorado Rockies, 2-0, in the middle portion of a three-game series at Coors Field. Oswalt (14-9) gave up just one hit, two walks and hit two batters while striking out six for the Astros, who have won nine of their last 10 games. Hunter Pence provided the offense with a two-run home run. Jeff Francis (4-9) was solid on the mound as he gave up the two runs on seven hits with a pair of walks and fiv |
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| Francis hopes to keep Rox rolling against Astros |
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09/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jeff Francis is starting to show signs of being a pitcher who won 17 games last season. Francis takes the hill for the Colorado Rockies tonight in the middle portion of a three-game series with the Houston Astros at Coors Field. Francis is just 4-8 with a 5.15 earned run average in 22 starts this year, but is beginning to come around. He has a 2.42 ERA over his last four starts, though he is just 1-0 in that span. The left-hander got a no-decision on Sunday versus the Padres despite tossin |
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| Redding goes for career-best 11th win of season in Atlanta |
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09/06/2008 |
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| n establish a career-best in single-season wins tonight when the Washington Nationals take on the host Atlanta Braves in the third test of a four-game weekend series at Turner Field. Redding, a 30-year-old right-hander, was a 10-game winner with the Houston Astros in 2003, his initial season as a full-time starter in the major leagues. He won just five games in 2004 and one in 2005, then was out of the big leagues entirely in 2006 before re-emerging with the Nationals last season and winning three times in 15 |
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| Colorado edges Houston to snap Astros' eight-game win streak |
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09/06/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Clint Barmes homered and Ubaldo Jimenez pitched six-plus solid innings, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over the Houston Astros at Coors Field. Brad Hawpe scored two runs and drove in another while Garrett Atkins, Chris Iannetta and Troy Tulowitzki each had an RBI for Colorado, which has won three of four and has pulled within five games of the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks, who lost 7-0 to the Dodgers Friday night. Jimenez (10-12) allowed three runs on five hits |
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| Torrid Astros head to Colorado for key series |
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09/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros have had to put together a pair of lengthy winning streaks to stay in the National League wild-card race, while the Colorado Rockies are still in the hunt due to a weak NL West. The Astros and Rockies, both six games back in their respective races, meet tonight at Coors Field in the opener of a three-game series. Houston has put together its second eight-game winning streak in less than a month to get within six games of Milwaukee for the NL's final playoff spot with 22 |
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| Cubs try to get on track versus red-hot Astros |
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09/03/2008 |
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| rk) - The Chicago Cubs still own a seemingly-comfortable lead atop the NL Central standings, but have hit a wall as of late. The Cubs will try to avoid losing their fifth straight game and salvage the finale of a three-game series tonight versus the Houston Astros at Wrigley Field. Chicago is 4 1/2 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers in the division standings and was handed a 9-7 loss in 11 innings on Tuesday. Relief pitcher Kerry Wood allowed a two-run homer to Geoff Blum in the top of the 11th inning to ab |
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| Astros win again, Cubs' Zambrano leaves mound |
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09/03/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Geoff Blum hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the 11th inning to help give the Houston Astros a 9-7 win over Chicago, in the second of three games with the Cubs. With the score tied at seven runs apiece, Lance Berkman led off the 11th with a walk off Kerry Wood. Blum then blasted a fastball, located in the middle of the plate and slightly down, high and deep over the right field fence. Wood (4-3) eventually got out of the inning, but took the loss after Jose Valverde wo |
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