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| Struggling Bucs return home to battle Astros |
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07/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates hope that a trip home will cure what ails them, as they play the first of three straight games versus the National League Central-rival Houston Astros tonight at PNC Park. Pittsburgh was just swept in three games over the weekend by the Milwaukee Brewers, suffering an 11-6 setback in Sunday's series finale at Miller Park. Adam LaRoche hit a two-run homer and Jason Bay added a solo shot for the Pirates, who have lost five of seven and seven of their last 10 games. Pir |
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| Braves to place three on DL |
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07/07/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Following Sunday's 17-inning, 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros at Turner Field, Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox revealed that a trio of players are headed to the 15-day disabled list. Relievers Manny Acosta and Jeff Bennett along with utility man Omar Infante are expected to be placed on the DL before the Braves open their six-game road trip against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. Acosta exited Sunday's game with a strained right hamstring while beating out a potential d |
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| Acosta leaves game with injury |
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07/06/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Atlanta Braves pitcher Manny Acosta left Sunday's 7-6, 17-inning, series-finale win against the Houston Astros with a strained right hamstring. Acosta, a switch-hitter, was forced to bat for himself twice, striking out in the 14th while batting right-handed. In the 16th, he turned around and batted left-handed against lefty Tim Byrdak. Acosta pulled up lame after crossing first base on a force out at second. Fellow pitcher Jair Jurrjens was forced into service, coming in to run |
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| Teixeira's single in 17th lifts Braves past Astros |
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07/06/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Mark Teixeira ended the longest game in Turner Field history with a bases-loaded single off the top of the wall in left- center, sending the Atlanta Braves to a 7-6, 17-inning victory over the Houston Astros in the finale of a three-game set. Teixeira finished with three hits and three runs batted in while Chipper Jones reached base seven times with three hits, four walks, three runs scored and two RBI. Yunel Escobar tied the game at six in the eighth with a two-run single for |
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| Infante leaves game with injury |
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07/06/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Atlanta Braves left fielder Omar Infante left Sunday's 7-6, 17-inning, series-finale win against the Houston Astros with a strained right hamstring. Infante led off the second inning with a double and pulled up lame heading to third on a Martin Prado single to right. Jason Perry came on to pinch-run for Infante at third but was stranded after Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez retired three straight with runners at the corners. Perry remained in the game as the right fielder while |
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| Astros' Berkman scratched |
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07/06/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman was scratched from Sunday's 7-6, 17-inning, series-finale loss to the Atlanta Braves due to an infection in his left eye. The first baseman was scheduled to have the eye examined prior to the game and will be re-evaluated when the team travels to Pittsburgh on Monday. Darin Erstad started at first for Berkman while Hunter Pence batted third, taking Berkman's spot in the lineup. Erstad went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a walk before be |
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| Astros, Braves finish off series in Dixie |
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07/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves will try to break out of their recent home funk this afternoon, when they wrap up a three-game series versus the Houston Astros at Turner Field. Atlanta has lost four of five games at home, but still owns a 29-18 record as the host this season despite Saturday's 6-1 setback to Houston in the second test of this series. Brian McCann homered for the Braves, who have dropped six of seven games overall. Starter Jo-Jo Reyes dropped his third start in a row after yielding six |
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| Reyes hopes to get off schneid against Astros |
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07/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Southpaw Jo-Jo Reyes tries again to snap a month-long skid tonight, when the Atlanta Braves host the Houston Astros in the middle test of a three-game series at Turner Field. Reyes, a second-round draft pick in 2003, was 2-1 after a 5-2 defeat of the Oakland Athletics on May 18. He's won just once since, however, while taking five losses and a pair of no-decisions in eight starts. He pitched well enough to win in his last outing on June 29, giving up six hits and a run in seven innings of |
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| Braves option slumping Francoeur to minors |
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07/04/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves optioned slumping outfielder Jeff Francoeur to Double-A Mississippi prior to the club's 6-2 win over the Houston Astros. Francoeur went 0-for-4 against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night, dropping his batting average to .234. The 24-year-old former first round pick has a .287 on-base percentage and a .374 slugging percentage and batted just .206 in June. Last season, Francoeur hit .293 with 19 home runs and 105 runs batted in. To fill the roster spot |
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| Injured Oswalt to miss next start |
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07/03/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt will miss his next scheduled start while recovering from a right hip abductor strain. Oswalt, who left Monday's 4-1 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the injury, was slated to start Saturday in Atlanta. Chris Sampson is slated to get a spot start in his place. In his most recent start, Oswalt was cruising, allowing only one run on six hits with no walks and nine strikeouts through six frames, but had to be lifted before throwing a pitch |
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