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| Montreal Expos Team Report - April 25 |
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04/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Back in the familiar confines of Olympic Stadium, the Montreal Expos try to break out of a three-way tie for first place in the National League East as they begin a three-game series with the Houston Astros tonight. On Thursday the Expos picked up their second win in the last three games, both of them being shutouts, with a 1-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Vladimir Guerrero belted a solo homer and Javier Vazquez pitched seven shutout innings for the club to get the win. Vazquez a |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - April 25 |
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04/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Losers of nine of their last 12 contests, including two in a row against the New York Mets, the Houston Astros try to get back into the win column on Friday as they begin a three-game set with the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. Craig Biggio scored twice for the Astros, who lost the final two games of the series and have dropped four of their last five overall thanks to a 7-4 setback versus the Mets on Thursday. Lance Berkman and Jeff Kent each homered in the loss for Houston, which dro |
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| Astros place pitcher Moehler on DL |
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04/24/2003 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros placed pitcher Brian Moehler on the 15-day disabled list Thursday due to discomfort in his right elbow. The move is retroactive to April 17th -- a day after he last pitched. Moehler has no record this season but a 7.90 earned run average in three starts. Moehler, who was scheduled to start Saturday at Montreal, has had tightness in his right forearm and returned to Houston for an MRI exam last week. The team believes that the dye used for the MRI may have ca |
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| Piazza pulled from starting lineup |
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04/24/2003 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza was pulled from Thursday's starting lineup because of a sore groin. The Mets host the Houston Astros at Shea Stadium. Piazza left Wednesday's game versus Houston in the eighth inning due to a mild groin strain on his right side. He was originally slated to bat fourth, but was scratched after being checked in the trainer's room. The All-Star catcher said he could pinch hit if needed, but is expected to be back in the lineup on Friday against th |
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| Expos place Armas Jr. on DL |
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04/24/2003 |
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| Quebec (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Expos placed starting pitcher Tony Armas Jr. on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right rotator cuff. Armas is 2-1 with a 2.61 ERA in five starts this season. He was expected to pitch Friday against the Houston Astros. The 24-year-old Armas went 12-12 with a 4.44 ERA in 29 starts last season. After a disappointing start, Armas finished off the year by going 4-0 in September. The 24-year-old native of Puerto Piritu, Venezuela came over to the Expos as a player to |
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| New York Mets Team Report - April 24 |
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04/24/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Raul Gonzalez went 2-for-3 with a home run in his season debut, leading the New York Mets to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros in the middle contest of a three-game set at Shea Stadium last night. Gonzalez, who was recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Norfolk, homered in his first major league at-bat this season for New York, which has won four out of its last six games. Cliff Floyd added two hits and a run scored for the Mets, who lost 6-2 in the series opener on Tuesday. Al Leiter ( |
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| Milwaukee Brewers Team Report - April 24 |
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04/24/2003 |
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| . Todd Ritchie will get the ball for the Brewers tonight, when they conclude a three-game series against the Marlins. Ritchie (1-1, 4.63 ERA), allowed only one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings of work in a 3-2 Milwaukee win in 14 innings over the Houston Astros on Saturday. He also struck out one and walked three in receiving a no decision. Ritchie is 2-1 with a 3.96 ERA in four career starts against the Marlins. Keith Osik snapped an 0-for-13 drought with a bloop single in the eighth inning of Wednesday's |
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| New York Mets Team Report - April 23 |
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04/23/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets dropped their second game in their last three, as they fell 6-2 to the Houston Astros in the opener of a three-game set at Shea Stadium on Tuesday. David Cone (1-3) was dealt the loss after yielding two runs on three hits in just two innings of work. The 40-year-old departed the game with a sore left hip. Cone fell to 6-5 in his career against Houston and faced the team for the first time since 1992. He also threw 51 pitches in his two innings of work last night. Mike Pia |
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| The Flushing File: Plenty of cause for concern |
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04/22/2003 |
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| rmances from starting pitchers this season. One was Glavine, and the other was Jae Seo, who will likely be jettisoned to Norfolk when Pedro Astacio returns. COMING UP On Tuesday night, the Mets begin a six-game homestand with three games against the Houston Astros. David Cone (1-2, 6.43 ERA) takes the mound against Houston's Tim Redding (0-2, 3.52 ERA). Wednesday night, Seo (1-1, 3.12) toes the rubber against Roy Oswalt (2-1, 3.71 ERA). On Thursday, Leiter (2-0, 2.19 ERA) squares off with Wade Miller (0-1, 4. |
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| Reynolds wraps up successful weekend series |
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04/21/2003 |
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| s picked us up -- literally. He's sneaky quick. He has a great curveball. He has a splitter that he can use on both sides of the plate. And he has tremendous control." Reynolds compiled a 3-6 record with a 4.86 ERA in 74 innings in 13 games with the Houston Astros in 2002, but had his season cut short after being put on the disabled list June 14 with a pinched nerve in his lower back. On Sunday, he picked up his first victory since May 12th of last year. "You never know why things happen the way they do," sai |
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