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Things were going so well for a moment. The Nats had just won (see below) and then Luke Scott homered off of his roommate from last year, Garrett Olson, to put Baltimore ahead 2-0 in the first. But the return of Koji didn’t go well, and [...]
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Houston Astros activate Jose Valverde, return him to closer spot
The Houston Astros have activated closer Jose Valverde from the 15-day disabled list.
Astros Notes: Reliever Wright returns from Round Rock
Lefthanded reliever Wesley Wright, who was on the club’s opening-day roster, rejoined the Astros from Class AAA Round Rock on Friday for what likely was going to be a one- or two-day stint.
Baseball. Sean Barksdale Selected By Astros In 38th Round Of MLB Draft
Temple senior outfielder Sean Barksdale has been selected by the Houston Astros in the 38th round (1,151st overall) of the 2009 Major League Draft on Thursday. He is the first Owl to be drafted since 1999 when Joe Kerrigan, Jr. went in the 46th round to the Boston Red Sox.
Houston Astros (27-31) at Arizona Diamondbacks (26-35), 9:40 p.m.
A pair of teams trying to build momentum send out a pair of .500 pitchers tonight when the Houston Astros travel to Phoenix for the first game of a National League series with the host Arizona Diamondbacks.
Blum singles in winning run in 13th to lift Astros
Geoff Blum drove in the winning run for the second straight game, hitting an RBI single in the 13th inning that led the Houston Astros over the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Thursday.
Rockies' pitcher Buchholz suffers major setback
The news is not good for Rockies reliever Taylor Buchholz.
The right-hander's bullpen session was shut down after just 17 pitches today because of discomfort and tightness in his elbow.
Baseball roundup: Pirates 3, Braves 1
NL ROUNDUP
Astros 2, Cubs 1 (13 innings) — Geoff Blum drove in the winning run for the
second straight game, hitting an RBI single in the 13th inning that led Houston
past visiting Chicago.
Pirates 3, Braves 1 — Andy LaRoche hit a two-out...
Astros top Cubs on Blum's bases-loaded single in ninth
Geoff Blum singled in the winning run with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
Blum sinks Cubs again as Astros triumph in 13
Geoff Blum drove in the winning run for the second straight game, hitting an RBI single in the 13th inning that led the Houston Astros over the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Thursday.
Gotta Zcore More Than One to Win - Cubs 1 Astros 2
Game Fifty-Six - Cubs 1 Astros 2
WP - Chris Sampson (3-0) LP - Angel Guzman (2-1) Save - None
Lou Piniella's crew dropped their third one-run game of the road trip despite a tremendous performance by Carlos Zambrano. Zambrano turned in one of his better outings of the season after finding his rhythm early in the game. Zambrano pounded the strike zone for a majority of the...
Astros beat Cubs on Blum's 2nd straight winner
Geoff Blum drove in the winning run for the second straight game, hitting an RBI single in the 13th inning that led the Houston Astros over the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Thursday.
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