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| Pirates target back-to-back wins in Houston |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates hope to build off Monday's much- needed victory over the Houston Astros when the two National League Central members resume a three-game set tonight at Minute Maid Park. The Pirates appeared headed towards a sixth consecutive loss in yesterday's series opener, but the club erupted for seven runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally for a 9-3 victory. Adam LaRoche highlighted the comeback by belting a tie-breaking two-run homer with one out in the frame. Jason Bay |
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| Pirates recall Van Benschoten for start |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled pitcher John Van Benschoten from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday. Van Benschoten started Monday's tilt with the Houston Astros opposite Runelvys Hernandez. Van Benschoten pitched adequately, allowing three runs - two earned - on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts over five frames to take the no- decision in Pittsburgh's 9-3 comeback win. This is Van Benschoten's third stint with the big-league club this season, with a mark of 1-2 and a |
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| A's select Conrad from Sacramento; designate Murphy for assignment |
MLB Baseball |
07/21/2008 |
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| rad from Triple-A Sacramento and designated infielder Donnie Murphy for assignment on Monday. Conrad made his MLB debut in the A's 4-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, going 0- for-3 with a pair of strikeouts. Originally an eighth-round draft pick of the Houston Astros in 2001, Conrad was signed by Oakland to a minor league contract on December 8, 2007. Conrad, 28, was hitting .242 with 21 home runs and 67 RBI in 93 games at the time of his promotion. He was leading the River Cats in hits (88), home runs and RBI a |
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| Division leaders square off in Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
07/21/2008 |
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| three recent losses. Milwaukee is also within striking distance of the top spot, as the third-place Brewers now trail Chicago by three games in the standings. Chicago did put an end to its three-game slide and avoided a series sweep of the also-ran Houston Astros with Sunday's 9-0 victory, with All-Stars Ryan Dempster and Carlos Marmol teaming up for a six-hit shutout. Dempster (11-4) worked the first eight innings and yielded just six hits and one walk while striking out seven. Marmol finished things up by |
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| Astros beat Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
07/20/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Wandy Rodriguez was brilliant through 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball, as the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs, 4-1, in the middle contest of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Rodriguez (5-3) allowed only a solo home run to Carlos Zambrano in stifling the Cubs potent lineup. The southpaw fanned seven and did not walk a batter on nine hits to win his third straight decision. Miguel Tejada was 2-for-4 with an RBI while Carlos Lee, Darin Erstad and Hunter Pence each had |
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| Cubs send Zambrano to hill in Houston |
MLB Baseball |
07/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Ace right-hander Carlos Zambrano returns from a successful appearance in the All-Star Game tonight when the Chicago Cubs visit Minute Maid Park for the second of three games with the Houston Astros. Zambrano, who was 10-3 with a 2.84 earned run average in 18 starts before the break, tossed two scoreless innings for the National League in the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday night in New York. He won his last two starts in the first half as well, including a masterful eight-inning performance a |
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| Pence lifts Astros past Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
07/18/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Miguel Tejada and Hunter Pence had back-to-back doubles in the ninth, allowing the Houston Astros to edge the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, in the opener of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. Pence and Tejada had three hits each while Carlos Lee tied the game with a solo home run in the seventh for Houston, which has won three straight. Geoff Geary (2-1) tossed two perfect innings of relief to earn the win. Jim Edmonds provided the lone run for Chicago with a home run in the fifth as t |
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| NL-best Cubs hope to reverse road fortunes in Houston |
MLB Baseball |
07/18/2008 |
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| prior to the All-Star break, but the team may have to improve its play on the road in order to keep that distinction intact. The Cubs start up the second half of their 2008 campaign with a six-game trek that begins with this evening's clash with the Houston Astros from Minute Maid Park. Chicago's season success has primarily been built on its dominance at Wrigley Field, where Lou Piniella's squad has put together an impressive 37-12 record on the year. The Cubs are only 20-26 on the road, however, and have dr |
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| Yankee Stadium to showcase baseball's best for the last time |
MLB Baseball |
07/15/2008 |
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| s. Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez, the youngest of this year's crop of stars at 24 years of age and 205 days, will lead off for the National League in his All-Star Game debut and will be followed by Philadelphia second baseman Chase Utley, Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman and St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols, who will start as the designated hitter. Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones will bat fifth, followed by outfielders Matt Holliday of the Colorado Rockies, and a trio of first-time All |
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| Astros wrap up disappointing first half at Nationals Park |
MLB Baseball |
07/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Houston Astros close out a disappointing first half of the season with this afternoon's rubber match of a three-game series with the host Washington Nationals. Houston will enter the All-Star break in last place in the National League Central standings and has particularly struggled in July, as the team has won just three times in 11 games so far this month. The Astros have earned victories in two of their last three matchups, however, following Saturday's 6-4 triumph over the National |
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