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| Houston Astros Team Report - August 21 |
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08/21/2004 |
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| === Houston Astros Team Report - August 21 === (Best E Casino) - Houston will try and get back on the winning track this evening when it continues its three-game set with the Chicago Cubs at Minute Maid Park. The Astros will pin their hopes tonight on righthander Brandon Backe, who will be making his first major league start tonight. Backe, though, has made 24 appearances out of the bullpen this season and has posted a 1-1 mark to go along with a 5.32 ERA. In the opener of the set on Friday, Mark Grudzielan |
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| Chicago Cubs Team Report - August 21 |
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08/21/2004 |
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| === Chicago Cubs Team Report - August 21 === (Best E Casino) - Mark Prior takes aim at his fourth win of the season tonight when the Chicago Cubs continue their three-game series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Prior is winless in his last two starts, but is coming off a no-decision against Los Angeles Dodgers in his last start on Sunday. He allowed three runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 frames of his team's 8-5 loss. The 23-year-old righthander, who is 3-3 on the year with a 4.97 earned run average |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - August 20 |
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08/20/2004 |
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| === Houston Astros Team Report - August 20 === (Best E Casino) - Houston has climbed back into the wild card race with a four-game winning streak, including a 12-10 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday. Craig Biggio, Lance Berkman and Eric Bruntlett all homered during a seven-run seventh inning as the Astros registered the win. Jeff Kent went 3-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in and a run scored for the Astros. Carlos Beltran finished with three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for Houston, which also tur |
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| Chicago Cubs Team Report - August 20 |
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08/20/2004 |
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| === Chicago Cubs Team Report - August 20 === (Best E Casino) - Chicago lefthander Glendon Rusch will fill-in for the suspended Kerry Wood tonight, as the Cubs open up a three-game set against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Wood was suspended for five games for an altercation with umpire Eric Cooper on April 17. It took the league 2 1/2 months to finally get to his appeal hearing on Tuesday and upheld the judgment. Due to the suspension, Wood has been pushed back to Sunday's game. Rusch has gotten q |
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| Anaheim Angels Team Report - August 20 |
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08/20/2004 |
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| eight with one walk. Francisco Rodriguez allowed a run in the ninth, but clamped down to record his 10th save of the season. Getting the call tonight for Anaheim will be righthander Ramon Ortiz, who will be trying for his first win since topping the Houston Astros back on June 19. Ortiz has lost his last two decisions and is coming off a dreadful performance against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. In that contest the Dominican hurler allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 frames, but did not receive a decis |
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| Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - August 19 |
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08/19/2004 |
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| === Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - August 19 === (Best E Casino) - The Phillies will try to avoid their second consecutive home sweep today, when they close out a three-game set versus the Houston Astros at Citizens Bank Ballpark. Philadelphia will pin its hopes on fireballer Brett Myers today. Myers had a two-start winning streak stopped last Friday, giving up four hits and six runs over just three innings in a loss to San Francisco. The 24-year-old walked five and struck out one in the defeat. Myers |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - August 19 |
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08/19/2004 |
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| === Houston Astros Team Report - August 19 === (Best E Casino) - The Houston Astros will go for a three-game sweep and their fourth consecutive victory overall today, when they battle the Philadelphia Phillies in last of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Ballpark. Houston escaped with a narrow 9-8 win over the Phillies on Wednesday night. Carlos Beltran drove home two with a double in the eighth inning to lift the Astros to the victory. Beltran finished with two hits and three RBI for the Astros, while Morg |
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| Pettitte to have season-ending surgery |
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08/18/2004 |
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| === Pettitte to have season-ending surgery === Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Houston Astros Wednesday placed pitcher Andy Pettitte on the 15-day disabled list and announced that the star lefthander will undergo season-ending surgery on his troublesome left elbow. Pettitte, who has a torn flexor tendon, will have his operation Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama with noted surgeon Dr. James Andrews to perform the procedure. The 32-year-old will wear a brace for as many as six weeks and should begin throwing w |
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| Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - August 18 |
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08/18/2004 |
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| === Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - August 18 === (Best E Casino) - The Phillies dropped a 5-0 decision to the Houston Astros at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night. The Phillies have lost five in a row and seven of their last eight games to fall to 59-60 on the year. Randy Wolf (5-8) was charged with five runs on six hits over seven innings. Phillies third baseman David Bell and first baseman Thome returned to the lineup. Bell missed seven games with back spasms and Thome was out of the past two games |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - August 18 |
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08/18/2004 |
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| === Houston Astros Team Report - August 18 === (Best E Casino) - Roger Clemens will go for his 13th win tonight, when he leads the Houston Astros against the Philadelphia Phillies in the middle contest of their three-game series at Citizens Bank. Clemens is 0-1 over his last three starts, including a no-decision against Montreal last Friday at Olympic Stadium. The Dayton, OH native surrendered six hits and four runs over six innings, while fanning and walking four. Clemens has split his last four decisions |
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