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| Houston's Valverde has return pushed back |
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04/30/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (BettingExpress) - Houston Astros ninth-inning specialist Jose Valverde had fluid drained from his ailing right calf on Thursday and will require a second procedure on Friday that will delay his return form the disabled list. Valverde was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right calf on Tuesday and had approximately 20 ccs of fluid aspirated from the calf earlier Thursday by Astros team physician Dr. David Lintner. Valverde will undergo a procedure Friday in which Lintner will mak |
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| Volquez helps Reds snap long home losing streak against Astros |
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04/30/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (BettingExpress) - Edinson Volquez was brilliant, pitching eight shutout innings, as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros, 3-0, in the finale of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park. Volquez (3-2) allowed one hit -- a double to Miguel Tejada in the first inning -- walked one and struck out six. Francisco Cordero earned his seventh save of the season with a perfect ninth inning, as Cincinnati snapped an 11-game home losing streak to Houston dating back to May 10, 2007. Lay |
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| Astros aim to leave Cincinnati with sweep |
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04/29/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Houston Astros are perfect so far on their current road trip and will shoot for a three-game sweep of the NL Central-rival Cincinnati Reds this evening at Great American Ball Park. Houston has won a season high three in a row overall and improved to 2-0 on the trek with Tuesday's 8-3 victory over the Reds, as Kazuo Matsui finished with three hits and two RBI to help the Astros to their 11th straight victory at Cincinnati. Houston hasn't lost at Cincinnati since May 10, 2007. The 11-gam |
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| Houston places P Valverde on DL |
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04/28/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (BettingExpress) - The Houston Astros placed right-handed pitcher Jose Valverde on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right calf on Tuesday and recalled righty Jeff Fulchino from Triple-A Round Rock. Valverde, able to come off the DL on May 12, is 0-1 with a 5.63 earned-run average and two saves in eight relief outings. For his career the 29-year-old is 15-18 with 144 saves and a 3.36 ERA in 335 games over seven years in the majors with Arizona and Houston. Fulchino, 29, went 0-0 with a |
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| Harang goes for Reds in middle tilt with Astros |
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04/28/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Resurgent right-hander Aaron Harang can make it two straight wins for the first time this season this evening when the Cincinnati Reds host the Houston Astros in the middle test of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park. A 17-game loser last season after consecutive 16-win seasons, Harang tossed seven innings in a 7-1 defeat of the Chicago Cubs on Thursday at Wrigley Field, allowing seven hits and an unearned run while recording his second triumph of 2009. He went loss-win-loss in |
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| Houston's Oswalt tries for more success vs. Reds |
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04/27/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Veteran Roy Oswalt tries to restart the most dominant pitcher-vs.-team stretches in major league history when he leads the Houston Astros into Great American Ball Park for the first of three games against the Cincinnati Reds. Oswalt, a 31-year-old Mississippi native, is a ridiculous 23-1 against the Reds in his big-league career, including four wins and a 2.52 earned run average in four starts last season. He managed a no-decision against the Reds to begin 2009, however, allowing five hits |
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| Rodriguez homers to help Astros edge Brewers |
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04/26/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (BettingExpress) - Ivan Rodriguez's solo home run in the fourth inning was the difference, as the Houston Astros took the finale of a three- game series from Milwaukee and avoided the home sweep with a 3-2 win at Minute Maid Park. Five relievers combined to hold the lead for starter Russ Ortiz (2-0), who lasted five frames and yielded a pair of runs on four hits and four walks with three strikeouts in the win. Jose Valverde pitched the ninth to notch his second save this season. Carlos Lee had an |
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| Brewers activate Hoffman |
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04/26/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (BettingExpress) - The Milwaukee Brewers have activated closer Trevor Hoffman in time for Sunday's series finale against the Houston Astros. Hoffman started the season on the disabled list because of a strained right oblique muscle, and rehabbed in the minors, twice pitching an inning for Triple-A Nashville. Hoffman's return should help a Brewers bullpen that has blown six saves this season in nine opportunities. Hoffman, baseball's all-time saves leader with 554, signed a one-year contract with |
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| Brewers shoot for sweep in Houston |
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04/26/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Milwaukee starter Manny Parra is still searching for his first win of the season and will take the mound today against the Houston Astros in the finale of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Parra is 0-3 with an 8.16 earned run average in three starts and has permitted at least three runs in each of his outings. In his most recent start on April 21 at Philadelphia, Parra was rocked for five runs and seven hits in four innings of an 11-4 setback. The lefty will try to rebound Sunday ve |
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| Braun leads Brewers past Astros in 11 innings |
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04/26/2009 |
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| "Right now we stink, but by the end of the year we won't," said Berkman. Game Notes The Astros left 13 men on base and went 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position...The Brewers stranded 10 and were 5-for-13 with runners in scoring position...The Houston Astros placed catcher Humberto Quintero on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained right shoulder. Quintero suffered the injury during Friday's game in a home-plate collision with Brewers outfielder Mike Cameron. To fill the roster spot, the Astr |
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