Archive for July, 2008
Rodriguez shuts down Cubs bats in Astros 4-1 win (AP)
Lou Piniella is beginning to worry about the Cubs’ sputtering offense. Wandy Rodriguez struck out seven, and the Houston Astros again stifled Chicago’s bats in a 4-1 victory on Saturday night. Rodriguez (5-3) allowed nine hits, including a solo homer by Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano, but Chicago stranded seven runners and dropped its third straight [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2008.
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Oswalt goes on DL with hip, back injury (AP)
Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained hip and a herniated disk in his back. Oswalt (7-8, 4.56 ERA) underwent an MRI exam on Saturday that confirmed a strained left hip abductor and also revealed the disk problem. But manager Cecil Cooper said Oswalt should be [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2008.
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Astros place Oswalt on DL (PA SportsTicker)
Houston Astros ace righthander Roy Oswalt was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained left hip.
Posted: July 19th, 2008.
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Pence lifts Astros to 2-1 win over Cubs (AP)
Hunter Pence spent most of the All-Star break facing a pitching machine in the batting cage at Minute Maid Park. The extra work produced instant results. Pence drove in the game-winning run with a double off Bob Howry in bottom of the ninth inning and gave the Houston Astros a 2-1 victory over the Chicago [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2008.
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Pertinent post-All-Star break issues (Yahoo! Sports)
Questions for each team come to mind two at a time as the season enters its second half.
Posted: July 17th, 2008.
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AL extends All-Star dominance (Yahoo! Sports)
Everything about the All-Star game was long, including the pregame ceremonies. It was only fitting the game was a historic marathon.
Posted: July 16th, 2008.
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Young stars helping put steroids in MLB history books (Yahoo! Sports)
Barry Bonds is back home in Los Angeles, unemployed and unwanted in the sport he dominated for two decades.
Posted: July 15th, 2008.
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FBI investigating swindling of Latin American prospects (Yahoo! Sports)
As players and officials at the Futures Game on Sunday spoke hopefully about the players’ imminent major league…
Posted: July 14th, 2008.
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Backe pitches, hits Astros to 5-0 win over Nats (AP)
Brandon Backe pitched seven-plus innings and helped himself with a pair of hits Sunday, leading the Houston Astros to a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals in a pre-All-Star break battle of last-place teams. Backe raised his batting average to .345 while lowering his ERA to 4.76. He scored after leading off the third inning [...]
Posted: July 13th, 2008.
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Pence, Berkman spark Astros’ 6-4 victory (AP)
Hunter Pence homered and drove in three runs to help the Houston Astros beat the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Saturday night. Lance Berkman added two RBIs and Carlos Lee had three hits for Houston, which has won just three of its last 11 games. Left-hander Wandy Rodriguez (4-3), who had only one victory in his [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2008.
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