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| Oswalt goes for red-hot Astros against Bucs |
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09/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Long-time Houston ace Roy Oswalt can make it four straight wins and eight in his last 10 starts tonight when the streaking Astros close out a four-game series with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates at Minute Maid Park. Born in Mississippi in 1977, Oswalt was 7-8 through 19 starts this season before starting a run that's seen him go 7-1 in nine starts and lower his earned run average from 4.67 to 3.72. He's allowed just one run over 24 1/3 innings in his last three outings, scattering 10 hits whi |
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| Red-hot Astros streak past pitiful Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Miguel Tejada smacked a grand slam and Brian Moehler threw six effective innings, as the Houston Astros continued their torrid post-All Star break stretch with a 7-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, in the third installment of a four-game series from Minute Maid Park. Moehler (11-6) gave up five hits and a pair of runs without issuing a walk and Hunter Pence helped the cause with a two-run home run for Houston, which ran its win streak to five. The Astros, who have won 13 of their |
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| Diamondbacks hope to halt skid versus Giants |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2008 |
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| wo-run homer. Making his first start since the 2006 season, Giants hurler Brad Hennessey gets the nod on Wednesday. Hennessey is 1-1 with a 12.46 earned run average in 13 relief outings this season, and last pitched on Sunday in an 11-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He didn't so well, yielding a run and two hits in just one-third of an inning. Hennessey, recalled from Triple-A last Monday, replaces starter Kevin Correia, who has lost three of his last four decisions and owns a 7.84 ERA in his last two starts. |
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| Moehler hopes to keep Astros rolling in Pittsburgh |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-handed veteran Brian Moehler can add to his fifth career double-digit victory season when the Houston Astros host the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight in the third test of a four-game set at Minute Maid Park. Moehler, a 36-year-old native of North Carolina, was a 10-game winner in four straight seasons between 1997 and 2000 with the Detroit Tigers, but was stuck in single digits between 2001 and 2007 while toiling for the Tigers, Cincinnati, Houston and Florida. He reached win No. 10 this seas |
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| Berkman's big night helps Astros sink Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Lance Berkman homered, scored three runs and drove in four more during a 3-for-4 night at the plate, as the Houston Astros continued their torrid post-All Star break stretch with a 9-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Darin Erstad and Miguel Tejada each had three hits and scored twice for the Astros, who have won 12 of their last 13 games and are an MLB-best 34-16 after the Mid-Summer Classic. Randy Wolf (10-11) moved to 4-1 in nine starts in a Houston uniform, allowing three runs |
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| Pirates 2B Sanchez exits early |
MLB Baseball |
09/09/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Freddy Sanchez left Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Houston Astros in the second inning with blurred vision. Sanchez grounded out in his only at-bat and made an assist in the field before being replaced by Luis Rivas in the second frame. For the season, Sanchez is hitting .263 -- his lowest average since becoming a full-time starter for the Pirates -- with eight home runs and 50 RBI in 130 games. Sanchez is listed as day-to-day. |
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| Red-hot Astros continue series with Pittsburgh |
MLB Baseball |
09/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Texas-born right-hander Ross Ohlendorf makes his second start with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight when they visit the Houston Astros in game two of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. A 2004 draft pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the 26-year-old eventually reached the majors last season and made six appearances with the New York Yankees - posting a 2.84 earned run average in 6 1/3 innings. He began this season in the Bronx as well and made 25 relief appearances before coming to Pittsburgh |
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| Giants rip hapless Pirates thanks to 10-run frame |
MLB Baseball |
09/07/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Pablo Sandoval went 2-for-3 and drove in five runs, including a three-run double in San Francisco's 10-run fourth inning, as the Giants came back to down the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-6 in the rubber match of a three-game set. Sandoval's three-run double cost the Pirates more than just the game, as it ricocheted off the face of All-Star center fielder Nate McLouth, cutting him above his left eye and forcing him to leave the game. Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez allowed three runs |
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| Slumping Karstens hopes for a win in San Francisco |
MLB Baseball |
09/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jeff Karstens will try to work out of his slump this afternoon, as the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants wrap a three- game series at AT&T Park. The Pirates acquired Karstens from the New York Yankees in a deal before the non-waiver trade deadline, and the right-hander was electric in his first two starts. Karstens pitched a total of 15 shutout innings in winning both home games, but has since allowed 15 runs in 22 1/3 innings over four road starts -- losing each one. The 25-year |
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| Giants rally to edge Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
09/07/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Scott McClain hit a two-run home run as the San Francisco Giants rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-6, in the second of three games at AT&T Park. Pablo Sandoval went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored while Geno Espineli (2-0) got the win for getting the final out of the seventh for the Giants, who have won two of their last three. Matt Cain started on the mound and gave up four runs on 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings of work. Freddy Sanchez went 4-for-5 with two RBI |
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