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| Kent gives Dodgers a victory over the Astros |
MLB Baseball |
07/02/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Jeff Kent stroked a solo home run in the 11th inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros, in the second installment of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. Russell Martin was 3-for-5 with three runs batted in and three runs scored, including a two-run homer, while Jeff Kent finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. James Loney added two hits and an RBI for Los Angeles, which snapped a two-game slide. Chan Ho Park (4-2) picked up the wi |
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| Berkman leads 'Stros in second test with LA |
MLB Baseball |
07/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Don't be alarmed, but Lance Berkman's numbers for June were down a bit. That will happen when you hit .471 in May. Berkman will continue to make his All-Star case tonight when he leads the Houston Astros against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second portion of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. After an incredible May, Berkman slowed down a bit in June. He still hit .319 for the month with five homers and 21 RBI, and carries a seven-game hitting streak into tonight's game. Berkman is |
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| Oswalt pitches Astros past Dodgers, but leaves with injury |
MLB Baseball |
07/01/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Lance Berkman homered and Roy Oswalt tossed six superb innings before leaving with an injury, as the Houston Astros topped the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1, in the opener of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. Oswalt (7-8) was cruising, allowing only one run on six hits with no walks and nine strikeouts, but had to be lifted before throwing a pitch in the seventh with a strained right hip. He's listed as day-to-day. Berkman also walked twice and scored two runs, while Brad Ausm |
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| Houston releases Chacon |
MLB Baseball |
06/30/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was released by the team on Monday, just five days after a reported confrontation with team general manager Ed Wade. Wade claimed he never made any physical contact nor did he shout at Chacon, who, according to Wade, shoved the general manager to the ground and shoved him again as he began to get up in a pre-game meeting in manager Cecil Cooper's office last Wednesday. Wade also claimed Chacon refused to throw a bullpen session and turned his |
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| Dodgers play first of four games at Houston |
MLB Baseball |
06/30/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Dodgers start up a week-long road trip with the first of four straight meetings with the Houston Astros tonight at Minute Maid Park. Los Angeles is five games below .500 on the season, but Joe Torre's club still trails first-place Arizona by just 2 1/2 games in the weak National League West and is coming off an encouraging showing against the area-rival Angels over the weekend. The Dodgers won two of their three clashes with American League West-leading Anaheim, but couldn' |
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| Red Sox send Beckett to hill in finale with Astros |
MLB Baseball |
06/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Josh Beckett tries to pitch the Boston Red Sox to a series win this afternoon when they close their three-game interleague series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Beckett, a native of Texas, was tagged with a hard-luck loss on Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, as he allowed two runs and five hits in eight innings of a 2-1 loss. The setback dropped him to 7-5 on the season, while lowering his earned run average to 3.73. The 28-year-old right-hander, who is 2-2 with a 2.12 |
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| Lester tries to stay hot in Houston |
MLB Baseball |
06/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Jon Lester tries to stretch his unbeaten streak to six games this evening when the Boston Red Sox play the middle test of their three-game series against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Lester, who is 6-3 with a 3.13 earned run average on the year, received a no- decision on Sunday against St. Louis, despite a pretty solid outing. Lester surrendered a pair of runs and nine hits in 7 1/3 innings of Boston's 5-3 win. Over his last four starts (3-0), spanning 27 2/3, Lester, who, of c |
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| Rays go for fifth straight win in Steel City |
MLB Baseball |
06/28/2008 |
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| ing when the Tampa Bay Rays resume their three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Jackson sat out the Rays' last five games for his part in the brawl with the Boston Red Sox back on June 5. He last pitched last Saturday against the Houston Astros and received a no-decision after allowing two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings of his team's 4-3 win. The 24-year-old right-hander, who is 4-6 with a 4.35 earned run average this season, defeated the Pirates in his only other start against them b |
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| Dice-K, Red Sox ready to meet revamped Astros |
MLB Baseball |
06/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Daisuke Matsuzaka hopes his second start back from the disabled list lasts a little longer than his first. The Japanese hurler will take the mound when the Boston Red Sox play the first of three interleague games against the Houston Astros tonight at Minute Maid Park. Matsuzaka returned on Saturday after missing more than a month with a right rotator cuff strain, and was battered by the St. Louis Cardinals for seven runs and six hits in just one-plus inning of work. The loss dropped him to |
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| Interleague Game Capsules |
MLB Baseball |
06/26/2008 |
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| Brandon Phillips drove in the lone run for the Reds, who have dropped three of their last four. Final Score: Houston 7, Texas 2 Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Wandy Rodriguez pitched eight strong innings and Hunter Pence drove in three runs, as the Houston Astros downed the Texas Rangers, 7-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Rodriguez (3-3) allowed one run on five hits with nine strikeouts for Houston, which has won three of its last four games and will now get ready to host t |
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