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| Arroyo out for revenge as Reds host Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Bronson Arroyo meets the one team that's beaten him in the last month tonight when the Cincinnati Reds host the Houston Astros in the third game of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park. Arroyo, 31, has been one of the few recent bright spots for a Reds team that's slumped badly since the All-Star break and the deadline trade of outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox. A member of the 2004 world champion Boston Red Sox, Arroyo was 4-7 after a 14-1 rout at |
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| Lee helps Houston down Cincinnati |
MLB Baseball |
08/08/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Carlos Lee went 4-for-5 with a home run and doubled in the eventual game-winner in the 10th inning as the Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 9-5, in the second test of a four-game set. Humberto Quintero and Hunter Pence both hit two-run homers for Houston, which has won six of eight. Kazuo Matsui went 3-for-5 with a solo blast in the win. Starter Randy Wolf lasted six frames and yielded four runs on seven hits, but did not factor in the decision. Chris Sampson (6-4 |
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| Reds, Astros resume series in Cincy |
MLB Baseball |
08/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two pitchers with seven wins and double-digit losses get together tonight at Great American Ball Park, where the Houston Astros play the Cincinnati Reds in the second test of a four-game series between National League Central division also-rans. The fourth-place Astros enter the game 13 1/2 games off the pace of the front- running Chicago Cubs in the division, while the Ken Griffey Jr.-less Reds have plunged to last place since the trade with the Chicago White Sox and are 17 1/2 games out. |
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| Oswalt continues to stymie Reds in Houston victory |
MLB Baseball |
08/07/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Roy Oswalt dominated the Cincinnati hitters to help the Houston Astros win a 7-4 decision in the first of four games at Great American Ball Park. Oswalt (9-8) improved his career record against the Reds to 21-1, throwing seven strong innings and giving up just one run and nine hits. The Astros ace struck out six and walked two to win his third consecutive decision. Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and Carlos Lee went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored to give the Astros |
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| Astros' Oswalt vies to extend dominance over Reds |
MLB Baseball |
08/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Roy Oswalt faces his all-time favorite opponent when his Houston Astros visit Great American Ball Park tonight for the first of four weekend games with the Cincinnati Reds. Oswalt enters the game with a remarkable 20-1 career mark against the Reds in 25 games (23 starts), including a 5-4 victory on July 28 at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The 30-year-old Mississippi native has given up 137 hits and 47 runs in 162 innings against the Reds, while striking out 139 Cincinnati batte |
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| Streaking Cubs go for series win against Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Soon-to-be 30-year-old right-hander Jason Marquis will try to provide an early birthday present and stop a personal winless skid today, when his Chicago Cubs close out a three-game series with the visiting Houston Astros at a weather-addled Wrigley Field. After the ballpark was evacuated due to a lightning storm, heavy rains and reports of tornadoes in the Chicago area on Monday night, these two teams were back in action on Tuesday. Alfonso Soriano hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sev |
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| Soriano's blast helps Cubs pull out win over Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/05/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Alfonso Soriano hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh to help give the Chicago Cubs an 11-7 victory over the Houston Astros in the second of three games at Wrigley Field. Soriano's homer saved the Cubs, who blew a 6-1 lead. The Chicago left fielder finished the day hitting 3-for-5 with four runs batted in and two runs scored. Derrek Lee added four hits, two runs scored and an RBI while Mark DeRosa went 3-for-5, scoring a run and knocking in three. "Once (Soriano) bats t |
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| Volquez leads Reds versus Brewers |
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08/05/2008 |
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| verage, defeated the Brewers, 8-2, in his last start before the Midsummer Classic after allowing six hits and an earned run in seven innings and striking out 10 batters. He's 1-1 with a no-decision in three starts since, including a 9-5 win over the Houston Astros on July 30, when he surrendered six hits and an earned run in 6 1/3 innings. Volquez is 6-1 in 11 home starts this season with a 3.34 ERA in 64 2/3 innings. Milwaukee righty Dave Bush tries to improve on a subpar career mark against Cincinnati. The |
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| Cleveland's Lee goes for 15th win in matchup with Rays |
MLB Baseball |
08/04/2008 |
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| er (1-0) recorded the last two outs in the 10th to get the win for Tampa Bay. Miller did not have a decision in his previous 121 outings -- a major league record -- dating to a victory over the Atlanta Braves on September 30, 2006 as a member of the Houston Astros. Getting the call for the Rays tonight will be righty Matt Garza, who tossed his first shutout his last time out. Garza scattered five hits to beat the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, as he improved to 9-6 on the season, while lowering his ERA to 3.56 |
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| Dempster hopes to continue home dominance against Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Canadian-born right-hander Ryan Dempster returns to the scene of great 2008 success tonight when the first-place Chicago Cubs host the Houston Astros in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. The Cubs enter the series with a five-game bulge over Milwaukee in the National League's Central. Dempster, a 31-year-old product of British Columbia, is 10-1 in 13 home starts this season and has posted a 2.72 earned run average in 86 innings of work. He took to the road to face the Astr |
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