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| Astros put Quintero on DL |
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04/25/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (BettingExpress) - 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. The 29-year-old has yet to record a hit in eight at-bats over four games this season for Houston. To fill the roster spot, the Astros recalled catcher J.R. Towles from Triple-A Round Rock. Towles was hitting. 344 in 11 games for Round Rock, and ha |
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| Mets sign Lamb to minor league deal |
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04/25/2009 |
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| alo. The 33-year-old veteran is a career .277 hitter with 69 home runs and 345 runs batted in over nine big league seasons. He began his big league career in 2000 with Texas and spent four seasons with the Rangers before playing four seasons for the Houston Astros. Lamb spent last season with Minnesota and Milwaukee, then was re-signed by the Brewers in December before being released April 1. He joined the Brewers last September for the stretch run after being released by Minnesota in late August and went 3-f |
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| Streaking Brewers resume series in Houston |
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04/25/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Milwaukee Brewers will try to extend their season high winning streak to four games tonight when they resume a three-game series against the NL Central-rival Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Milwaukee handed the Astros a 5-2 defeat in the series opener on Friday to post its third straight win and improve to 4-3 on a nine-game road trip. Yovani Gallardo went the distance for the first time in his career and gave up two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. The righty owns a perfec |
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| Dodgers' Billingsley, Broxton shut out Astros |
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04/24/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (BettingExpress) - Chad Billingsley tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a three-game sweep by edging the Houston Astros, 2-0, in the finale of a three-game series a Minute Maid Park. Manny Ramirez went 2-for-4 with an run batted in, while Casey Blake knocked in the other run with an RBI double. The Dodgers, who despite losing two-of-three in the series, have won nine of 11 overall. Orlando Hudson had a pair of hits, including a double in the win. Billingsley (4-0) was |
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| Dodgers try to avoid sweep in Houston |
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04/23/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Chad Billingsley can make it four wins in four starts tonight, as the Los Angeles Dodgers try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The 24-year-old Billingsley defeated San Diego on April 8, then returned for successive wins over San Francisco and Colorado on April 13 and April 18, respectively. Combined, the 6-foot, 245-pound right-hander has allowed 11 hits and six runs in 19 innings. Billingsley split a pair of decisions last season against |
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| Berkman helps Astros squeak by Dodgers |
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04/23/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (BettingExpress) - Lance Berkman hit a game-tying homer and Ivan Rodriguez singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer and Jason Michaels added a two-run double for the Astros, who also won Tuesday in the first contest of this three-game series. Houston starter Roy Oswalt allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings, but did not factor into the decision. Chris Sampson (1-0) took the win |
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| Dodgers aim to get back rolling in second test with Astros |
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04/22/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to start a new winning streak when they resume a three-game series against the Houston Astros tonight at Minute Maid Park. Los Angeles entered Tuesday's series opener riding an eight-game tear, but the Astros recorded an 8-5 triumph to spoil the party. Miguel Tejada batted 2- for-5 with three runs batted in and Carlos Lee hit a two-run homer for Houston, which snapped a two-game slide. Russ Ortiz started for the Astros and allowed three runs on three hits a |
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| Astros end Dodgers' winning streak at eight games |
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04/22/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (BettingExpress) - Miguel Tejada batted 2-for-5 with a double and three runs batted in, as the Houston Astros topped Los Angeles, 8-5, snapping the Dodgers' eight-game winning streak. Carlos Lee hit a two-run homer as part of a two-hit effort in Tuesday's game, the opener of a three-game series. Kaz Matsui finished with a hit, two walks and two RBI as Houston snapped a two-game slide. Russ Ortiz (1-0) started for the Astros and allowed three runs on three hits and five walks in five innings. It w |
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| Padres re-acquire Burke from Mariners |
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04/21/2009 |
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| ions. He hit .281 with three runs batted in during the spring for the Padres. The Mariners sent Burke to their Triple-A affiliate in Tacoma to start the season and he was hitting .237 with a homer, three runs batted in and seven runs scored in 10 games. Burke was originally selected by the Houston Astros with the 10th overall pick of the 2001 draft. He is a career .241 hitter at the big league level with 22 homers and 106 RBI in parts of five seasons with the Astros (2004-07) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2008). |
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| Reds, Cubs begin series at Wrigley |
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04/21/2009 |
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| hree innings of a 5-2 loss to Colorado. In 2008, Harden won his lone start against the Reds, allowing two hits over seven scoreless innings. On Monday in Houston, Joey Votto hit a two-run double in the seventh inning and the Reds held on to edge the Houston Astros, 4-3, taking three of four in the series at Minute Maid Park. Votto finished with two hits and a run scored, while Edwin Encarnacion knocked in the other two runs with a 2-for-4 effort for Cincinnati, which has won six of eight overall. Bronson Arro |
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