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Johnson, Astros beat Dodgers 3-2

HoustonAstrosFan — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:02:56 +0000

Chris Johnson was in the middle of one rough night when he came to the plate with two runners on in the sixth inning. One clutch swing later, and he was feeling good again. Johnson hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Thursday.

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Power Rankings: Hard-charging Twins

HoustonAstrosFan — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:01:41 +0000

Don’t look now, but Minnesota’s late-season charge up the ranks has the Twins just behind the Yankees.

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Myers helps Astros beat Cubs 4-0

HoustonAstrosFan — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:00:41 +0000

Brett Myers makes his job sound so easy: Throw the ball, let the other team hit it at his fielders. Myers did more than that Wednesday night, striking out eight in seven crisp innings as the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0. Myers has lasted at least six innings in all 29 of his starts — the longest streak in team history and longest in the majors since Curt Schilling's run of 35…

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Want your first career home run? Face a pitcher from Chicago

HoustonAstrosFan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:59:31 +0000

Houston Astros rookie Brett Wallace hit the first home run of his career on Tuesday night, a solo shot to center…

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Bourn helps Astros beat Cubs

HoustonAstrosFan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:01:55 +0000

Michael Bourn has been putting it all on display lately, whether it's running the bases, hitting the ball hard down the line or backing up his pitcher on the defensive end. Bourn had three hits and three RBIs, Brett Wallace hit his first career home run, and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Tuesday night.

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Soto homers to help Cubs beat Astros 5-4

HoustonAstrosFan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:00:13 +0000

Cubs catcher Geovany Soto showed his toughness and power, all in one day. Soto withstood a collision at the plate to prevent a run from scoring, then hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to lift Chicago over the Houston Astros 5-4 on Monday. Soto slammed a two-out solo shot off reliever Wilton Lopez (5-2) to snap a 4-all tie and cap Chicago's comeback.

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MLB Power Poll: Sins of the Padres (SportingNews.com)

HoustonAstrosFan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:05:04 +0000

It's impossible to talk about the San Diego Padres' 2010 season without using some variation of the word "surprise." As in, they were surprisingly good for so long that it's pretty surprising they've fallen so quickly. On Aug. 26, they had 76 victories and were — surprisingly (OK, shockingly) — tied with the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays in the loss column in the race for baseball's best record. When Labor Day arrived, they still had 76 victories.

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Plenty of intrigue in baseball’s final month

HoustonAstrosFan — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:59:52 +0000

So much of the baseball season has already been played, and yet there is still so much left to be decided. Adrian Gonzalez, Heath Bell and the reeling San Diego Padres trying to close out the NL West. Bobby Cox hoping for one last playoff run in Atlanta. Joe Mauer aiming to bring October baseball to the great outdoors in Minnesota.

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Pence’s homer lifts Astros over Diamondbacks

HoustonAstrosFan — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:02:09 +0000

Get rid of the first eight games of the season and the Houston Astros would be a .500 team. Unfortunately the first week of the season does count in the standings and the Astros are eight-games under after Hunter Pence's three-run home run in the first inning helped them beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Sunday.

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Answer Man: Gary Carter talks coaching, Mets, Expos and signing

HoustonAstrosFan — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:00:07 +0000

Gary Carter often says he's living the dream. After growing up idolizing Hall of Famer ballplayers, Carter…

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