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6/30	Wesley Wright	P	Sent to Minors
6/30	Mike Hampton	P	Removed From 15-Day DL
6/29	Brandon Backe	P	Refused Minor League Assignment - Free Agent
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Demo-D

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July 7, 2009 11:10 am

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Run to the break

6 games left till the break, 1 game under .500 and the Pirates and Nationals on the schedule.....I think this should wii put&n ...(more)

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jmatt

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June 24, 2009 2:14 am

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Cooper has to go!

I can't bear to watch this loser mis-manage one more game! We're in the bottom of the 9th, down 2-1 to the Greinke Royals. The first 2 guys reach base. The next three hitters ...(more)

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DMB1981

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June 26, 2009 4:22 pm

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Advice from Houston locals

I'll be in Houston July 19th-20th for business. Any tips on where I should hang out Sunday night? I always like to experience the best local places anytime I go somewhere new.

I'll be staying near Minute Maid... a few blocks ...(more)

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June 20, 2009 1:35 pm

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Attention All Star Voters

Its simple. Defense and pitching win championships. Offense wins all star games. There is no way a guy hitting .220 should be voted into the all star game. Now there are two : Soriano and Rollins. I would feel OK with Rollins at SS because he i ...(more)

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Bradman125

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July 3, 2009 2:41 pm

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Sweep of SD, now onto SF

Astros played well against SD, and are now only 3 games behind milwaukee, and 1 game under .500%.

Whats your take on this team thus far?
Met your expectations?
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Scoreboard

	Standings	W-L	Strk
Washington	5th NL EAST	(24-58)	L 3
Houston	4th NL CENT	(41-42)	W 1
WAS: Lannan (6-5, 3.45) HOU: Ortiz (3-4, 4.11)
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12 Wash Tickets	13	14	15	16 @LAD Tickets	17 @LAD Tickets	18 @LAD Tickets
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NL Central Standings
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis	47	40	.540	-	24-20	23-20
Milwaukee	44	41	.518	2	23-20	21-21
Chi. Cubs	41	41	.500	3½	25-16	16-25
Cincinnati	41	42	.494	4	20-20	21-22
Houston	41	42	.494	4	21-22	20-20
Pittsburgh	38	47	.447	8	22-17	16-30

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Player Stats

Batting
Player	P	GP	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Tejada	SS	82	7	46	.330
H. Pence	RF	82	11	35	.300
C. Lee	LF	83	12	48	.300
M. Bourn	CF	83	2	21	.286
L. Berkman	1B	81	17	51	.273
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Pitching
Player	GP	W	L	SV	ERA
W. Rodriguez	18	8	6	0	2.96
R. Oswalt	18	5	4	0	3.81
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Fielding
Player	P	GP	AST	TC	E
L. Berkman	1B	79	65	771	6
I. Rodriguez	C	66	29	484	2
M. Tejada	SS	82	233	357	11
K. Matsui	2B	58	168	293	2
M. Bourn	CF	82	6	195	1
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Minor League Affiliates

Class	League	Team
AAA	Pacific Coast	Round Rock Express
AA	Texas	Corpus Christi Hooks
A	California	Lancaster JetHawks
A	So. Atlantic	Lexington Legends
A	NY-Penn	Tri-City ValleyCats
Rookie	Dominican Summer	Astros
Rookie	Gulf Coast	Astros
Rookie	Appalachian	Greenville Astros
Rookie	Venezuelan Summer	Astros

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The Houston Astros, based in Houston, Texas, participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Astros were founded as the Houston Colt .45's in 1962 before changing their name to the Houston Astros in 1965. Since 2000, they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park. The club has not won a World Series.

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