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| Rays go for fifth straight win in Steel City |
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06/28/2008 |
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| ing when the Tampa Bay Rays resume their three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Jackson sat out the Rays' last five games for his part in the brawl with the Boston Red Sox back on June 5. He last pitched last Saturday against the Houston Astros and received a no-decision after allowing two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings of his team's 4-3 win. The 24-year-old right-hander, who is 4-6 with a 4.35 earned run average this season, defeated the Pirates in his only other start against them b |
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| Dice-K, Red Sox ready to meet revamped Astros |
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06/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Daisuke Matsuzaka hopes his second start back from the disabled list lasts a little longer than his first. The Japanese hurler will take the mound when the Boston Red Sox play the first of three interleague games against the Houston Astros tonight at Minute Maid Park. Matsuzaka returned on Saturday after missing more than a month with a right rotator cuff strain, and was battered by the St. Louis Cardinals for seven runs and six hits in just one-plus inning of work. The loss dropped him to |
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| Interleague Game Capsules |
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06/26/2008 |
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| Brandon Phillips drove in the lone run for the Reds, who have dropped three of their last four. Final Score: Houston 7, Texas 2 Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Wandy Rodriguez pitched eight strong innings and Hunter Pence drove in three runs, as the Houston Astros downed the Texas Rangers, 7-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Rodriguez (3-3) allowed one run on five hits with nine strikeouts for Houston, which has won three of its last four games and will now get ready to host t |
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| Rodriguez, Astros down Rangers |
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06/26/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Wandy Rodriguez pitched eight strong innings and Hunter Pence drove in three runs, as the Houston Astros downed the Texas Rangers, 7-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Rodriguez (3-3) allowed one run on five hits with nine strikeouts for Houston, which has won three of its last four games and will now get ready to host the Boston Red Sox for a weekend series. David Newhan finished 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored while Lance Berkman added th |
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| Chacon placed on waivers after confrontation |
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06/26/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Houston Astros have placed pitcher Shawn Chacon on waivers a day after a reported confrontation with the team's general manager, Ed Wade. "His defiance of the manager, the pitching coach, me, and especially the organization led us to this decision," Wade said. Wade claimed he never made any physical contact nor did he shout at Chacon, who, according to Wade, shoved the general manager to the ground and shoved him again as he began to get up in a pre-game meeting in manager |
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| Rangers, Astros meet again for Lone Star bragging rights |
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06/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Left-hander Wandy Rodriguez takes the mound for the Houston Astros tonight in the finale of an all-Lone Star State interleague series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The teams split the initial two games of this series, but the Astros made more news off the field when pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday after a physical confrontation with General Manager Ed Wade. According to the Houston Chronicle, Chacon, who was recently demoted to the bullpen, explo |
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| Confrontation with GM leads to suspension for Astros' Chacon |
MLB Baseball |
06/26/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Houston Astros have suspended pitcher Shawn Chacon indefinitely for insubordination to the team, general manager Ed Wade announced on Wednesday. "We have suspended Shawn Chacon, pending final resolution of whatever ruling we end up making," Wade said. According to the Houston Chronicle, Chacon -- who recently lost his spot in Houston's starting rotation -- had a violent confrontation with Wade in the Astros clubhouse before Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers and pla |
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| Astros suspend Chacon indefinitely |
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06/25/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Houston Astros have suspended pitcher Shawn Chacon indefinitely, general manager Ed Wade announced on Wednesday. According to the Houston Chronicle, Chacon -- who recently lost his spot in Houston's starting rotation -- exploded in the Astros clubhouse before Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers and players had to step in to calm the situation. Chacon, who is 2-3 with a 5.04 earned run average in 15 starts this season, was dropped from the rotation on Sunday after all |
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| Astros' Matsui placed on 15-day disabled list |
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06/24/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained right hamstring. The team recalled infielder David Newhan from Triple-A Round Rock to replace Matsui's spot on the roster. The injury came during an at-bat in the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Houston manager Cecil Cooper said there is no timetable for his return, but Matsui will miss at least a couple weeks. Matsui is batting .271 in 57 games th |
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| This is no Candyland for Rangers' Milton Bradley |
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06/23/2008 |
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| g percentage. He also has 15 homers, 47 runs scored and 48 runs batted in through 64 games (220 at-bats). Bradley is a great teammate and the Rangers expect him back as soon as possible, although he may not play in the upcoming series with the rival Houston Astros. Bradley had four stints on the disabled list last season, not including the knee injury suffered while trying to tear off an umpire's head. Since playing a career-high 141 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2004, Bradley hasn't appeared in more t |
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