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| Astros place Hidalgo on DL |
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05/29/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Houston Astros right fielder Richard Hidalgo was placed on the 15-day disabled list prior to Thursday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The move was made retroactive to May 23, when Hidalgo was scratched from the starting lineup and taken to the hospital with tonsillitis and a high fever. Hidalgo, who spent three nights in the hospital, has been diagnosed with a "mono-like virus. Tests for mononucleosis came back negative. Before getting sick, Hidalgo was hitting .299 with s |
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| Bonds is the leading vote-getter in early NL balloting |
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05/28/2003 |
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| and won the batting title. The other NL position leaders are catcher Ivan Rodriguez of the Florida Marlins, first baseman Jeff Bagwell and second baseman Jeff Kent of the Houston Astros, shortstop Edgar Renteria and third baseman Scott Rolen of the St. Louis Cardinals and outfielders Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs and Vladimir Guerrero of the Montreal Expos. Fan balloting will determine the eight starting position players in each league and the designated hitter in the American League. A separate ballot of manage |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - May 28 |
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05/28/2003 |
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| === Houston Astros Team Report - May 28 === (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros brought their three-game losing streak to a halt yesterday when they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the second of a four-game set at Busch Stadium. The Astros will look to make it two straight when they send 28-year-old Jonathan Johnson to the mound. Johnson will make his first start since 1998 and his first major league appearance of the 2003 season tonight, when he leads Astros. Since debuting with a major league start for Te |
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| Morris named NL Player of the Week |
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05/27/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Matt Morris was named National League Player of the Week for the period ending May 25th. The 28-year-old righthander pitched two shutouts last week, becoming the first Cardinal pitcher to post back-to-back shutouts since Bob Tewksbury in 1990. For the week, Morris was 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 18.0 innings, allowing 13 hits and two walks while recording 11 strikeouts. Other pitchers nominated for the weekly honor were Kevin Brown, Darren Dreifort and Hideo |
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| Yan traded to Cardinals amid several Rangers moves |
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05/27/2003 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Pitcher Esteban Yan was traded from the Texas Rangers to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. Texas exchanged Yan, a righthander, and an undisclosed amount of cash for minor-league outfielder Rick Asadoorian. In 15 games out of the Rangers' bullpen this season, Yan went 0-1 with a 6.94 earned run average. In 23 innings he struck out 25 and walked seven. Yan, who spent the previous five seasons with Tampa Bay, agreed to a one-year contract with Texas. The eight-year veteran owns a 2 |
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| Yan traded to Cardinals |
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05/27/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Pitcher Esteban Yan was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. Texas exchanged Yan, a righthander, and an undisclosed amount of cash for minor-league outfielder Rick Asadoorian. In 15 games out of the Rangers' bullpen this season, Yan went 0-1 with a 6.94 earned run average. In 23 innings he struck out 25 and walked seven. Yan, who spent the previous five seasons with Tampa Bay, agreed to a one-year contract with Texas. The eight-year veteran owns a 26-32 record with a 5.35 |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - May 27 |
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05/27/2003 |
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| Central, now 2 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs for the lead in the division, the Houston Astros try to avoid their third four-game losing skid of the season as they take the field at Busch Stadium tonight in the second of a four-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals. Yesterday the Astros were dealt a 10-5 setback in the opener, the fifth time this season the team has given up double-digit runs to the competition. Lance Berkman clubbed a three-run homer and Tripp Cromer had an RBI triple for Houston, which suffe |
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| Chicago Cubs Team Report - May 27 |
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05/27/2003 |
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| in streak, marked the third time this season the club has given up double-digit runs and the fifth shutout of the team in 2003 as well. Despite getting dumped so rudely at home, the Cubs still lead the National League Central by 1 1/2 games over the St. Louis Cardinals. Heading to the mound for the Cubs this evening will be 28-year-old Matt Clement. The righthander is winless (0-4) in his last five starts, including a no-decision against Pittsburgh last week. The twirler surrendered six hits and two runs over seve |
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| Vina lands on disabled list |
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05/26/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals starting second baseman Fernando Vina was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday with a torn right hamstring. He is expected to miss the next six-to-12 weeks. According to team physician Dr. George Paletta, the time of recovery depends on whether surgery is performed. Paletta also noted that Vina will be re-evaluated in 48 hours after the swelling goes down. Vina, who left Sunday's 8-7 loss at Pittsburgh after the fifth inning with the injury, is batting .26 |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - May 26 |
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05/26/2003 |
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| went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Astros, who have dropped two in a row and three of their last five. Brian Hunter and Geoff Blum both knocked in a run for Houston. Peter Munro takes the hill for Astros today, as they open a four-game set against the St. Louis Cardinals. Munro is 3-2 with a 5.22 ERA in 22 appearances this season. In his last outing on Wednesday, Munro was rocked for five runs and six hits in just two innings of a 7-4 setback to the Cardinals. He struck out and walked one batter in his first start o |
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