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| Cubs, Braves set to play two in Atlanta |
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08/13/2008 |
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| utings. Rich Harden will handle pitching duties for the Cubs in the nightcap, and he is 1-1 with a 2.10 earned run average in five starts with his new team. Harden did not record a decision after his last outing on August 5, an 11-7 victory over the Houston Astros. He was reached for five runs -- four earned -- and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings of work. The righty, who has led the Cubs to a 3-2 record in his five trips to the hill, will face Atlanta for the second this season and his career. Harden took on the |
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| Giants P Lincecum leaves game with injury |
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08/13/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum left Tuesday's 12-4 loss to the Houston Astros after being struck in the right knee by a line drive in the fifth inning. The righty was taken for X-rays following the game, but they revealed no fracture, and the injury is classified as a bone bruise. Lincecum's status for his next scheduled start -- Sunday in Atlanta -- depends on recovery and follow-up examinations in the next few days. Lincecum limped off the field in obvious pain aft |
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| Astros' Matsui leaves game with sore back |
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08/12/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui left Tuesday's game against the San Francisco Giants with a sore back. He is listed as day-to-day. Matsui went 0-for-1 before leaving following the second inning. He was replaced in the lineup by Mark Loretta. |
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| Reds begin life without Dunn in Pittsburgh |
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08/12/2008 |
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| ke started for the Pirates and yielded five runs -- three earned -- on eight hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out three On Sunday in Cincinnati, Michael Bourn belted a three-run homer and finished with a career-high four RBI to lead the Houston Astros over the Reds, 13-4, and complete a four-game sweep at Great American Ball Park. Aaron Harang (3-12) was activated from the disabled list after recovering from a strained right forearm to make his first start since July 8. However, the former 16-gam |
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| Astros, Giants continue set at Minute Maid Park |
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08/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Young gunslinger meets old sheriff on the mound tonight, when the San Francisco Giants visit Minute Made Park for the second game of a four-game series with the host Houston Astros. The Giants will start 24-year-old former first-round pick Tim Lincecum, who burst onto the scene with wins in 10 of his first 11 decisions this season before cooling to just two wins in his last six starts. The right-handed Washington native reached the majors and made 24 starts last season, winning seven times |
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| Cubs aim to start road trip on right foot against Braves |
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08/12/2008 |
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| is season. Rich Harden will handle pitching duties for the Cubs this evening, and he is 1-1 with a 2.10 earned run average in five starts with his new team. Harden did not record a decision after his last outing on August 5, an 11-7 victory over the Houston Astros. He was reached for five runs -- four earned -- and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings of work. The righty, who has led the Cubs to a 3-2 record in his five trips to the hill, will face Atlanta for the second this season and his career. Harden took on the |
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| Wigginton leads Houston to .500 |
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08/11/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Ty Wigginton finished 2-for-4 with a homer and knocked in all three runs, as the Houston Astros edged the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, in the opener of a four-game set at Minute Maid Park. Brandon Backe (7-11) gave up one run and scattered four hits over seven solid innings to get the win for Houston, which has won five games in a row to reach the .500 mark (59-59) for the first time since June 11 (33-33). Backe also singled and scored a run. Fred Lewis singled in the lone run fo |
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| Astros' Lee earns NL weekly honor |
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08/11/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros outfielder Carlos Lee was named National League Player of the Week for the period ending August 10. Lee led the National League with a whopping .550 (11-for-20) batting average, a 1.100 slugging percentage , a .640 on-base percentage and 22 total bases and tied for the league lead with 11 runs driven in. Also, he recorded three multi-hit games, including a four-hit performance in a 9-5 victory against Cincinnati on August 8. He had multi-RBI games from August 5- |
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| Giants' Sanchez takes hill in Houston |
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08/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - San Francisco southpaw Javier Sanchez tries to snap a six- start skid tonight, when the Giants visit Minute Maid Park in the opener of a four-game series with the Houston Astros. A 25-year-old former 27th-round draft choice (2004), Sanchez last won on June 29 when he defeated the Oakland Athletics in an interleague game, 11-1. He is 0-4 with a pair of no-decisions since, allowing 32 hits and 23 runs in 26 innings while the Giants have gone 0-6. In his last start on August 5 against Atlanta |
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| Houston pounds Reds to finish off sweep |
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08/10/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (Best E Casino) - Michael Bourn belted a three-run home run and finished with a career-high four RBI to lead the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds, 13-4, and complete a four-game sweep at Great American Ball Park. Geoff Blum also homered and scored three runs on three hits for the Astros, who have won eight of their last 10 to pull within one game of .500 at 58-59. Wandy Rodriguez (7-4) earned the victory after allowing two runs on five hits and one walk in 6 2/3 innings. The lefty also |
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