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| Astros play second of three in DC |
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07/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - After an extended night for the team's bullpen, the Houston Astros will be counting on some quality innings out of Wandy Rodriguez in tonight's middle test of a three-game set with the host Washington Nationals. Roy Oswalt left Friday's series opener after just one inning due to a left hip abductor strain, an injury that also caused the Astros ace to miss his last scheduled turn in the rotation. Houston's relief corps failed to step up in Oswalt's absence, as Washington battered the bullpe |
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| Oswalt leaves with nagging hip injury |
MLB Baseball |
07/12/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt left after the first inning of Friday's 10-0 loss to Washington, after apparently re- aggravating a left hip injury. Oswalt had come out after six innings in his start on June 30 against the Dodgers, and missed his next start with the injury. The right-hander threw one scoreless inning on Friday, giving up one hit and one walk, but was pinch- hit for in the second frame by pitcher Chad Paronto, who stayed in the game in relief of Oswalt. "I |
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| Astros getting left in the dust |
MLB Baseball |
07/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - To say that things haven't exactly gone the Houston Astros' way this season would be quite an understatement. When the general manager is getting choke-slammed by a player, and your league MVP candidate is sidelined because of pink eye, it's usually a pretty good bet the playoffs aren't at the forefront of everyone's mind. It's simply been one of those seasons for the Astros, and the light at the end of the tunnel is still months away. Even with Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pira |
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| Longoria and Hart voted as final All-Stars; Holliday to start for NL |
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07/10/2008 |
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| s season. On the National League ballot, Hart received eight million votes to get the nod. He was followed by David Wright of the New York Mets, Pat Burrell of the Philadelphia Phillies, Aaron Rowand of the San Francisco Giants and Carlos Lee of the Houston Astros. Hart has compiled a .293 batting average with 14 long balls, 56 RBI and 46 runs scored in 90 games for the Brewers. In other All-Star news, Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday will start in right field for the National League in place of the |
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| Abercrombie accepts assignment |
MLB Baseball |
07/10/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros general manager Ed Wade announced Thursday that outfielder Reggie Abercrombie will accept his assignment and report to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday. Additionally, right- handed pitcher Oscar Villarreal has rejected his assignment to Round Rock and has been placed on waivers. Abercrombie, 26, hit .188 with one double and one home run in 14 games for the Astros this season. The outfielder hit .208 with seven home runs and 13 stolen bases in 146 games during the tw |
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| Astros' Matsui returns from DL |
MLB Baseball |
07/10/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros second baseman Kaz Matsui was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday after spending more than two weeks nursing a strained right hamstring. Matsui suffered the injury June 22 against Tampa Bay and was activated early Wednesday morning after Houston's game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Matsui doubled twice and knocked in a run in Houston's 6-4 win against the Pirates on Wednesday. The 32-year-old native of Osaka, Japan is hitting .271 with a home r |
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| Pirates wrap up set with Astros in Steel City |
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07/09/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Former first-round pick John Van Benschoten gets his third start of the 2008 season tonight, when the pitching-starved Pittsburgh Pirates play the Houston Astros in the finale of a three-game series at PNC Park. Van Benschoten, the eighth overall selection in the 2001 draft, began the season with the Pirates and made four appearances -- one start -- before returning to Triple-A Indianapolis in mid-May. He returned in late June to a staff that had seen starters Ian Snell and Phil Dumatrait |
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| Pirates activate P Snell from DL |
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07/09/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated pitcher Ian Snell from the 15-day disabled in time to start Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Houston Astros. Snell threw the first 3 2/3 innings and was lifted after a long rain delay. He allowed four hits and a run in the no-decision. The right-hander was sidelined with medial epicondylitis in his right elbow and hadn't pitched since receiving a no-decision June 22 against Toronto. Snell surrendered four runs on eight hits and four walks with two |
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| Astros, Pirates continue set at PNC Park |
MLB Baseball |
07/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Right-hander Brandon Backe tries to snap a recent skid tonight when the Houston Astros visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for game two of a three-game series at PNC Park. Backe, a draft choice of the Tampa Bay Rays in 1998, improved his 2008 record to 4-5 with a 4-3 defeat of the Philadelphia Phillies on May 23 in Houston. He's won just once in six starts since, however, including a 4-3 loss to the Pirates on June 5 in Pittsburgh that dropped his career mark against them to 4-2 in nine games - s |
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| Pirates reinstate Dumatrait |
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07/07/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated pitcher Phil Dumatrait from the 15-day disabled list on Monday in time to start the night's game against the Houston Astros. The left-hander had been on the DL since June 22 with bursitis in his left shoulder. In 20 appearances this season, 10 of them starts, Dumatrait is 3-4 with a 4.66 earned run average and 51 strikeouts. |
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