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Hunter Pence collected a homer and a triple in his first two at bats. Lee and Tejada also have two hits around him, but the Astros only have four runs so far as they trail the Pirates by two in the fourth.
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June 07, 2009
by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Braves, Brewers, Phillies, Rangers, Red Sox, Starting FiveStarting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That Brad Lidge has come back to Earth with a thud this season. On Saturday Lidge gave up a game-tying homer to Rafael Furcal in the ninth, despite the leaping effort of Jayson...
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June 06, 2009
The Astros got good news after a brief scare when Alberto Arias returned to the ballpark after being carted off the field with concussion-like symptoms during warmups.
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June 07, 2009
Felipe Paulino leaves after 1 2/3 innings against the Pirates. He allowed a run on three hits but struck out four, leaving after the last strikeout. That looks like an injury to me. Did anyone see the play?
The Pirates lead 1-0 in the second.
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June 05, 2009
For whatever reason, the Pirates cannot hit off Mike Hampton. Nor can they defeat the last-place Houston Astros at a consistent pace.
Hampton stymied the Pirates yet again with 7 innings of one-run-ball. Jeff Karstens kept it close for 5 innings, but totally failed in the sixth and was removed after a Humberto Quintero triple that [...]
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June 05, 2009
Astros relief pitcher Alberto Arias was hit in the face with a throw prior to Friday night's game at Minute Maid Park.
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June 05, 2009
Carlos Lee hit a grand slam and Mike Hampton beat Pittsburgh for the ninth straight time in the Houston Astros' 9-1 win over the Pirates on Friday night.
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June 05, 2009
A strong finish to last season gave the Houston Astros high hopes for the year 2009. And while that optimism has been tempered by a rough first two months of this campaign, the outlook has brightened somewhat over the past week.
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June 05, 2009
Mike Hampton dominated the Pirates on Friday with his pitching. He rubbed it in with his hitting.
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June 07, 2009
Make that 6. Yes, Brad Lidge has blown his 6th save so far this year in the bottom of the 9th for the 2nd straight appearance.
With one out in the bottom of the 9th inning, Lidge gave up a solo shot to Rafael Furcal.
For the second straight night, Lidge has blown back to back [...]
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June 05, 2009
Carlos Lee hit a grand slam and Mike Hampton beat Pittsburgh for the ninth straight time in the Houston Astros' 9-1 win over the Pirates on Friday night.
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June 05, 2009
We certainly haven't finished talking about the McLouth trade, what with pandering editorials and moaning players and the like, but the Pirates march onwards and so for now, it's gamethread time. The Pirates and Astros play tonight in Houston as the Pirates continue what was originally a 17-games-in-17-days span before a rainout changed things. Jeff Karstens gets the ball...
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June 06, 2009
One of these days, the Pirates will score a bunch of runs off some awful pitcher and then get shut out the next day by an ace. It just probably won’t be this year.
One day after being dominated for the 3rd time this season by Mike Hampton, the Bucs jumped on Roy Oswalt for 6 [...]
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