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| Oswalt shoots for 20th victory |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Roy Oswalt tries once again to reach the 20-win plateau this evening, when the Houston Astros tangle with the Milwaukee Brewers in the middle contest of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Oswalt faced the Brewers at Miller Park five days ago and was tagged with the loss after surrendering four runs on four hits over six innings. He struck out six and walked three. The setback was the righthander's first since July 16 and snapped his personal nine-game win streak. With one |
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| Likely playoff opponents meet in St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2002 |
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| run ball. This will be the 31-year-old hurler's 15th start of the year on the road, where he is 6-5 with a 3.02 ERA. Jamey Wright counters for the Cardinals. Wright last appeared in a contest on September 15, tossing one scoreless inning against the Houston Astros. He did not walk a batter and struck out one. Since arriving from the Milwaukee Brewers, the righthander has taken the ball three times -- once as a starter -- and is 1-0 with a 6.30 earned run average. This will be Wright's first start since August |
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| Astros welcome Brewers to town for three |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2002 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - After being officially eliminated from the playoff race, the Houston Astros will begin playing out the string when they tangle with the Milwaukee Brewers this evening in the opener of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Houston's 7-3 setback on Sunday to the National League Central champion St. Louis Cardinals ended any hopes of a postseason berth in 2002. It now trails the wild card-leading San Francisco Giants, who defeated the Brewers, 3-1, on Sunday, by eight games wit |
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