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| Phils turn to Millwood in rubber match at Houston |
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05/18/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros continue their nine-game homestand Sunday night as they play the rubber match of their three-game set against the Philadelphia Phillies at Minute Maid Park. On Saturday the Astros dropped the second game of the series, as Placido Polanco finished 3-for-5 with a homer and three runs scored to lead Philadelphia to a 9-4 . Jim Thome also homered for the Phillies, who won for just the second time in their last six games. Jimmy Rollins contributed a pair of RBI in the wi |
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| Phils turn to Mildwood in rubber match at Houston |
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05/18/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros continue their nine-game homestand Sunday night as they play the rubber match of their three-game set against the Philadelphia Phillies at Minute Maid Park. On Saturday the Astros dropped the second game of the series, as Placido Polanco finished 3-for-5 with a homer and three runs scored to lead Philadelphia to a 9-4 . Jim Thome also homered for the Phillies, who won for just the second time in their last six games. Jimmy Rollins contributed a pair of RBI in the wi |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - May 18 |
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05/18/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros continue their nine-game homestand this afternoon as they play the rubber match of their three-game set against the Philadelphia Phillies at Minute Maid Park. On Saturday the Astros dropped the second game of the series, as Placido Polanco finished 3-for-5 with a homer and three runs scored to lead Philadelphia to a 9-4 . Morgan Ensberg ended 3-for-3 and walked twice to reach base five times for Houston, which lost for just the second time in seven games. The Astros had won eig |
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| Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - May 18 |
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05/18/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies target their second straight win tonight when they play the rubber match of their three-game set against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Placido Polanco finished 3-for-5 with a homer and three runs scored to lead Philadelphia to a 9-4 . Jim Thome also homered for the Phillies, who won for just the second time in their last six games. Jimmy Rollins contributed a pair of RBI in the win. Brandon Duckworth, just recalled from Triple-A Scranton, started for the Philli |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - May 17 |
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05/17/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The surging Houston Astros continue their nine-game homestand this afternoon with the second installment of a three-game set against the Philadelphia Phillies. Houston has won five of its last six games and now resides in second place in the National League Central Division, 1 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs. Additionally, the Astros have won eight in a row at Minute Maid Park. Lance Berkman's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth highlighted a two-run rally that lifted Houston over Philadelph |
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| Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - May 17 |
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05/17/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies hope to rebound today after dropping the opener of their three-game set against the Houston Astros, 4-2, on Friday. Reliever Turk Wendell (0-1) was charged with two runs and did not retire a single batter in the eighth. Vicente Padilla started the game for Philly and pitched solidly, but was pulled after allowing just two runs and six hits in seven innings. Jim Thome knocked in both Phillies' runs, as Philadelphia dropped its fourth game in five tries. Brandon Duckworth |
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| Phillies recall starter Duckworth |
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05/17/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies recalled starting pitcher Brandon Duckworth from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre late Friday night and have designated him to start on Saturday versus the Houston Astros. The righthander was sent down earlier in this month due to both ineffective play and manager Larry Bowa's desire to manipulate his pitching rotation. Duckworth is 2-1 with a 6.46 ERA in four starts so far in 2003. To make room for Duckworth on the roster, the Phillies sent pitcher Eric Junge |
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| Schilling shuts down Phils |
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05/14/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Curt Schilling struck out 14 batters in a two-hit shutout, as the Arizona Diamondbacks blanked the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0, in the second of a three-game series at Veterans Stadium. Schilling (3-2) walked just one batter en route to his second-straight shutout. The 36-year-old righthander, who shut out Pittsburgh last Friday, earned his first career win against his former team. Alex Cintron finished 2-for-4 with a solo homer for the Diamondbacks, who have won three straight co |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - May 12 |
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05/12/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros avoided the sweep yesterday against the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium by a score of 10-7. Houston will head west across the Keystone State to take on the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates in a four-game set at PNC Park, starting tonight. Despite losing two-of-three at Philadelphia the Astros have still won eight of their last 10 games overall. Yesterday, Adam Everett finished 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in the winning effort. Geoff Blum and Lance Berkman each |
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| Arizona's Counsell undergoes surgery |
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05/08/2003 |
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| na Diamondbacks infielder Craig Counsell underwent surgery on Thursday to have a torn ligament in his right thumb repaired. He is expected to be sidelined until at least mid-August. Counsell sustained a dislocated thumb in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies and was placed on the 15-day disabled list. He was attempting to break up a double play at second base and jammed his right thumb hard into the bag. Thursday's hour-long procedure consisted of using a suture anchor to secure the torn ulna collateral |
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