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| Astros' Berkman scratched |
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07/06/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman was scratched from Sunday's 7-6, 17-inning, series-finale loss to the Atlanta Braves due to an infection in his left eye. The first baseman was scheduled to have the eye examined prior to the game and will be re-evaluated when the team travels to Pittsburgh on Monday. Darin Erstad started at first for Berkman while Hunter Pence batted third, taking Berkman's spot in the lineup. Erstad went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a walk before be |
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| Astros, Braves finish off series in Dixie |
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07/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves will try to break out of their recent home funk this afternoon, when they wrap up a three-game series versus the Houston Astros at Turner Field. Atlanta has lost four of five games at home, but still owns a 29-18 record as the host this season despite Saturday's 6-1 setback to Houston in the second test of this series. Brian McCann homered for the Braves, who have dropped six of seven games overall. Starter Jo-Jo Reyes dropped his third start in a row after yielding six |
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| Reyes hopes to get off schneid against Astros |
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07/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Southpaw Jo-Jo Reyes tries again to snap a month-long skid tonight, when the Atlanta Braves host the Houston Astros in the middle test of a three-game series at Turner Field. Reyes, a second-round draft pick in 2003, was 2-1 after a 5-2 defeat of the Oakland Athletics on May 18. He's won just once since, however, while taking five losses and a pair of no-decisions in eight starts. He pitched well enough to win in his last outing on June 29, giving up six hits and a run in seven innings of |
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| Braves option slumping Francoeur to minors |
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07/04/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves optioned slumping outfielder Jeff Francoeur to Double-A Mississippi prior to the club's 6-2 win over the Houston Astros. Francoeur went 0-for-4 against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night, dropping his batting average to .234. The 24-year-old former first round pick has a .287 on-base percentage and a .374 slugging percentage and batted just .206 in June. Last season, Francoeur hit .293 with 19 home runs and 105 runs batted in. To fill the roster spot |
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| Dodgers edge Astros in finale |
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07/03/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Chad Billingsley tossed eight strong innings, and James Loney went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs batted in and two runs scored as the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Houston Astros, 5-2, in the finale of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. Billingsley (8-7) allowed a pair of unearned runs on six hits -- striking out five and walking one -- as he won his fourth straight start. The 23-year-old right-hander held the opposition without an earned run for his second straight o |
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| Injured Oswalt to miss next start |
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07/03/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt will miss his next scheduled start while recovering from a right hip abductor strain. Oswalt, who left Monday's 4-1 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the injury, was slated to start Saturday in Atlanta. Chris Sampson is slated to get a spot start in his place. In his most recent start, Oswalt was cruising, allowing only one run on six hits with no walks and nine strikeouts through six frames, but had to be lifted before throwing a pitch |
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| Dodgers, Astros close set in Houston |
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07/03/2008 |
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| rk) - Chad Billingsley was so good last time out, he picked up a victory without his offense even getting a hit. The right-hander will try to win his fourth straight start this afternoon, when the Los Angeles Dodgers wrap a four-game series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Billingsley threw seven shutout frames on Saturday in a victory over the Angels, a contest the Dodgers won 1-0 despite failing to post a single hit. Los Angeles scored its lone run on a pair of errors and a sacrifice fly. Billin |
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| Kuroda, Dodgers shut down Astros |
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07/03/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Just hours after being reinstated from the disabled list, Hiroki Kuroda tossed seven shutout innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros, 4-1, in the third game of a four-game set at Minute Maid Park. Kuroda (4-6) earned the win after allowing five hits and one walk, while also striking out one. The 33-year-old made his first start since being placed on the disabled list on June 19, retroactive to June 13, with tendinitis in his right shoulder. Andre Ethier |
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| Astros call up Borkowski; designate Villarreal for assignment |
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07/02/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Houston Astros on Wednesday called up pitcher Dave Borkowski from Round Rock to stabilize the bullpen. The 31-year-old Borkowski last appeared for the Astros on May 25 against Philadelphia, and has a record of 0-2 with a 6.86 earned run average in 18 appearances in 2008. For his career, the right-hander is 13-20 with a 5.76 ERA in 173 games. The team designated reliever Oscar Villarreal for assignment to make room for Borkowski. Villarreal was 1-3 on the season with a 5.02 |
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| Kuroda set to return for Dodgers' latest tilt with Astros |
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07/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Few teams have suffered more injuries this season than the Los Angeles Dodgers. The club gets one player back tonight, with more coming on the horizon, when it resumes a four-game series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Expected to be contenders in the National League West this year after adding Joe Torre as manager, the Dodgers instead have watched player after player land on the disabled list. The latest was outfielder Juan Pierre (left MCL) on Monday, and he joins a list tha |
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