Found September 07, 2009 on SI.com:
Picimg_mlb_mar_17_1fed
HOUSTON(AP) Hunter Pence homered and drove in three runs as the Houston Astros completed a four-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-3 win Monday over the NL East leaders.
Yardbarker aggregates the latest sports news, rumors and gossip from around the web. We use proprietary algorithms to automatically categorize stories and associate photos with articles. If you feel an article was miscategorized, please email tagging@yardbarker.com.
THE BACKYARD
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES

Pence, Astros complete four-game sweep of Phillies

Hunter Pence homered and drove in three runs as the Houston Astros completed a four-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-3 win Monday over the NL East leaders.

The Smallest Violin Plays for Chris Coste

Chris Coste had it pretty good in Philadelphia. He was freakishly old for a rookie, which gave him plenty of fodder — and a title — for a book that became relatively popular. He’s been contacted about turning his life story into a movie in the vein of Vince Papale. For a catcher with a [...]

Astros notes: Oswalt sent to see doctor

Roy Oswalt, who exited his start Saturday with back spasms, was sent to the doctor early Monday by trainer Nate Lucero.

Breaking a Slump

Miguel Tejada was mired in an awful slump. During his previous 21 games his BA, OBP and slugging percentage were all under .200. He knocked out four hits Sunday afternoon, including two doubles as the Astros downed the Phillies 4-3. Fortunately for the Phillies both the Marlins and Braves lost, so they [...]

Voting For Pedro

Today in Houston, the Phillies put the caper on a weekend sweep of misery at the hands of the going nowhere Astros. Today's mess was a 4-3 defeat where Bud Norris defied his season-long 6.05 ERA to outduel Cole Hamels, who took a step back from last start's dominance of the Giants. The 'Stros also got three innings of middling relief, punctuated by Jose Valverde, to...

Astros Sweep Phillies

Four years ago, Craig Biggio sent Billy Wagner’s offering into the left field seats, diminishing the Phillies’ Wild Card hopes.  The Astros completing a four game sweep isn’t as devastating, but it is still tough to take in. J.A Happ was a late scratch due to a mild oblique strain suffered during batting practice.  Jamie Moyer was penciled [...]
THE MLB HOT 40
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers

Join the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money.

Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?

Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.