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| Astros, Giants continue set at Minute Maid Park |
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08/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Young gunslinger meets old sheriff on the mound tonight, when the San Francisco Giants visit Minute Made Park for the second game of a four-game series with the host Houston Astros. The Giants will start 24-year-old former first-round pick Tim Lincecum, who burst onto the scene with wins in 10 of his first 11 decisions this season before cooling to just two wins in his last six starts. The right-handed Washington native reached the majors and made 24 starts last season, winning seven times |
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| Cubs aim to start road trip on right foot against Braves |
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08/12/2008 |
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| is season. Rich Harden will handle pitching duties for the Cubs this evening, and he is 1-1 with a 2.10 earned run average in five starts with his new team. Harden did not record a decision after his last outing on August 5, an 11-7 victory over the Houston Astros. He was reached for five runs -- four earned -- and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings of work. The righty, who has led the Cubs to a 3-2 record in his five trips to the hill, will face Atlanta for the second this season and his career. Harden took on the |
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| Wigginton leads Houston to .500 |
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08/11/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Ty Wigginton finished 2-for-4 with a homer and knocked in all three runs, as the Houston Astros edged the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, in the opener of a four-game set at Minute Maid Park. Brandon Backe (7-11) gave up one run and scattered four hits over seven solid innings to get the win for Houston, which has won five games in a row to reach the .500 mark (59-59) for the first time since June 11 (33-33). Backe also singled and scored a run. Fred Lewis singled in the lone run fo |
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| Astros' Lee earns NL weekly honor |
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08/11/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Houston Astros outfielder Carlos Lee was named National League Player of the Week for the period ending August 10. Lee led the National League with a whopping .550 (11-for-20) batting average, a 1.100 slugging percentage , a .640 on-base percentage and 22 total bases and tied for the league lead with 11 runs driven in. Also, he recorded three multi-hit games, including a four-hit performance in a 9-5 victory against Cincinnati on August 8. He had multi-RBI games from August 5- |
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| Giants' Sanchez takes hill in Houston |
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08/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - San Francisco southpaw Javier Sanchez tries to snap a six- start skid tonight, when the Giants visit Minute Maid Park in the opener of a four-game series with the Houston Astros. A 25-year-old former 27th-round draft choice (2004), Sanchez last won on June 29 when he defeated the Oakland Athletics in an interleague game, 11-1. He is 0-4 with a pair of no-decisions since, allowing 32 hits and 23 runs in 26 innings while the Giants have gone 0-6. In his last start on August 5 against Atlanta |
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| Houston pounds Reds to finish off sweep |
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08/10/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Michael Bourn belted a three-run home run and finished with a career-high four RBI to lead the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds, 13-4, and complete a four-game sweep at Great American Ball Park. Geoff Blum also homered and scored three runs on three hits for the Astros, who have won eight of their last 10 to pull within one game of .500 at 58-59. Wandy Rodriguez (7-4) earned the victory after allowing two runs on five hits and one walk in 6 2/3 innings. The lefty also |
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| Cubs, Cardinals wrap series in Windy City |
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08/10/2008 |
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| e rival Cardinals. In 14 appearances at Wrigley Field this season, Dempster is 10-2 with a 2.77 earned run average, while holding the visitors to a .201 batting average. However, Dempster dropped his most recent outing at home on August 4 versus the Houston Astros. He was 2-0 in three starts before allowing two runs and five hits in five innings of a 2-0 loss to the Astros. The right-hander, who is 12-5 with a 2.93 ERA in 24 overall starts this season, is 4-5 in 34 career games, eight of which have been start |
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| Harang returns for Reds aiming to avoid sweep by Astros |
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08/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Recent Cincinnati ace Aaron Harang returns to the rotation for the first time in more than a month today when the Reds hope to avoid a sweep while closing out a four-game series with the Houston Astros at Great American Ball Park. A 16-game winner in each of the last two seasons, Harang has slumped badly this season and fell to 3-11 overall with a July 8 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. A stint on the disabled list followed due to a strained right forearm. Harang returns in place |
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| Astros top Reds, but may lose slugger Lee to broken finger |
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08/09/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Brian Moehler was solid on the hill and Miguel Tejada hit a solo home run, as the Houston Astros edged the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, in the third test of a four-game set. Moehler (8-4) gave up one run on five hits and fanned three over seven frames to get the win. Jose Valverde tossed a perfect ninth to pick up his 28th save of the year. Lance Berkman drove in a run for the Astros, who have won seven of their last nine to pull within two games of .500 at 57-59. Bronson Arroyo (1 |
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| Reds place Votto on bereavement list |
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08/09/2008 |
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| ds placed first baseman Joey Votto on the bereavement list on Saturday and selected the contract of infielder Adam Rosales from Triple-A Louisville. In his major league debut, Rosales grounded out in the eighth inning of Cincinnati's 3-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday. The 24-year-old Votto is eligible to return on Tuesday, when the Reds open a three-game series at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Votto is batting .280 with 14 home runs and 53 RBI in 112 games this season. To make room on the roster for Rosale |
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