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| Houston Astros Team Report - June 29 |
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| === Houston Astros Team Report - June 29 === (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros try to make it five wins in six chances over their Lone Star State rivals this afternoon when they play the rubber match of their three-game Interleague set with the Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park. On Saturday, Jeriome Robertson and three relievers combined on a six-hit shutout to lead Houston to a 2-0 win. Robertson (6-3) allowed just five hits and struck out three in six-plus innings before giving way to the dominant Astr |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks Team Report - June 29 |
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06/29/2003 |
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| feat considering a huge part of the club is still sitting idle on the disabled list. Taking the hill for the Diamondbacks this afternoon will be Miguel Batista, searching for his seventh win of the campaign. In his last outing on Tuesday versus the Houston Astros the righthander went six innings, gave up seven hits and four runs, striking out seven for the third straight outing, to give him his third win in a row as well. For his career Batista has yet to record a decision against the Tigers, having gone six |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks Team Report - June 28 |
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06/28/2003 |
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| napped in the contest. Heading to the hill for the Diamondbacks this evening with be Brandon Webb, trying to pick up a win for the first time in his last four starts. The 24-year-old last saw action on Monday when he lasted seven innings against the Houston Astros, giving up just two runs on two hits, striking out a pair and walking three, but failed to factor into the decision, a 7-6 win for the club. With this being his rookie season, the righthander is getting his first action against the Tigers. With the |
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| Houston's Kent placed on DL |
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06/27/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros placed second baseman Jeff Kent on the 15-day disabled list on Friday, retroactive to June 19. The former NL MVP has missed the team's last seven games with tendinitis in his left wrist. Kent received a cortisone shot on Sunday during an examination by Houston's team physician. No structural damage was found. The 35-year-old Kent is batting .313 with 11 homers and a team-high 50 RBI in 69 games this season. The Astros recalled infielder David Matranga from Tr |
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| Gonzalez rejects trade to Expos |
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06/27/2003 |
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| in exchange for Gonzalez, who is in the final year of a two- year, $24 million contract that allowed him a 72-hour window to reject a trade. Gonzalez was held out of the starting lineup for the fourth straight game during Friday's 10-7 win over the Houston Astros, but he pinch-hit in the ninth and walked. The 33-year-old Gonzalez began his career in 1989 with the Rangers and spent the first 11 seasons in Arlington. He won the MVP award in 1996 after batting .314 with a career-high 47 home runs and 144 RBI. T |
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| Caught streakin' |
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06/26/2003 |
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| ng a pair of 20-game winners and has nearly a 1/4 of its roster on the DL. It seems that somebody failed to inform this group of rookies and relative unknowns that they aren't supposed to be winning or at least this much. With a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday, the Diamondbacks have now won eight games in a row and have swept their last two series. They took three straight from the Reds this past weekend and have taken five of six contests from the Astros this month. A team that has been ridd |
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| New York Yankees Team Report - June 26 |
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06/26/2003 |
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| gle, as the Yankees rolled to an 8-5 victory. Matsui finished 2-for-3 with two walks and Jeter added two hits with two runs scored for New York, which has won two straight after dropping the opener of this four-game series. Since being no-hit by the Houston Astros, the Yankees are 10-2. Andy Pettitte (8-6) won his third straight start for New York and improved to 10-1 lifetime against Tampa Bay. The lefthander gave up five runs on 10 hits and one walk with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. He has yielded just |
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| Vizcaino to have surgery on broken wrist |
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06/25/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Houston Astros infielder Jose Vizcaino will undergo surgery to insert a metal plate in his broken left wrist. Vizcaino is expected to remain sidelined for at least eight weeks. The injury occurred when he was hit by a pitch from Arizona's Stephen Randolph in Tuesday night's game at Bank One Ballpark. The surgery is slated for Friday at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Vizcaino was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday. A usually steady utility player, Vizcaino is battin |
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| Vizcaino's broken wrist lands him on DL |
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06/25/2003 |
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| Houston, AZ (MySportsbook) - Houston Astros infielder Jose Vizcaino was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday after breaking his left wrist in the seventh inning of Tuesday's loss to Arizona. Vizcaino, who was injured after being hit by a pitch from Diamondbacks reliever Stephen Randolph, will likely miss four-to-six weeks with the injury. He was replaced on the roster by infielder Eric Bruntlett, who was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. A usually steady utility player, Vizcaino is batting jus |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks Team Report - June 25 |
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06/25/2003 |
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| === Arizona Diamondbacks Team Report - June 25 === (MySportsbook) - Searching for their second consecutive series sweep and their eighth win in a row, the Diamondbacks close out their three-game set with the Houston Astros tonight at BankOne Ballpark. Arizona's current seven-game winning streak has pulled it within six games of first place San Francisco in the NL West. The Diamondbacks are only four contests behind second place Los Angeles. On Tuesday, the Diamondbacks continued their hot streak with a 12- |
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