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ASTROS NOTES: Ausmus in last season with team
Houston Chronicle — Cecil Cooper jokingly said he would start Brad Ausmus in today’s series finale at Miller Park so the Milwaukee Brewers would honor the veteran catcher.
Houston Astros5 hours agoMINOR LEAGUE NOTEBOOK: Wade sees promise on farm
Houston Chronicle — Astros general manager Ed Wade will conclude his nearly two-week tour of the club’s minor league affiliates in Troy, N.Y. (Tri-City) and Greeneville, Tenn., this week.
Houston Astros5 hours agoBlum carries Astros to 5-2 win over Brewers
Houston Chronicle — Geoff Blum's three-run, sixth-inning homer pushed the Astros to a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, cutting their deficit in the National League wild-card race to 7 ½ games.
Houston Astros5 hours agoASTROS NOTES: Wigginton shares weekly NL award
Houston Chronicle — For the second week in a row, the Astros' starting left fielder was the National League Player of the Week.
Houston Astros1 day agoAstros stymied by Sabathia, Brewers in 9-3 loss
Houston Chronicle — The Astros had no answers for C.C. Sabathia, who threw his fifth complete game in nine starts as a Brewer and drove in two runs as Milwaukee cruised to a 9-3 victory.
Houston Astros1 day agoCampbell: Biggio gives future No. 7s a role model
Houston Chronicle — The Astros retired Craig Biggio’s jersey, and 42,619 came to Minute Maid Park on Sunday to revel.
Houston Astros2 days agoOswalt pitches best game in years to beat D-Backs
Houston Chronicle — Astros manager Cecil Cooper and first baseman Lance Berkman were in agreement on Roy Oswalt, calling his performance Sunday afternoon his best in at least a couple of years.
Houston Astros2 days agoASTROS NOTES: Loretta expects more playing time
Houston Chronicle — Mark Loretta figures to get some significant playing time in the next couple of weeks with Kaz Matsui on the disabled list for the third time this season.
Houston Astros2 days agoIs Hall of Fame next stop for Astros' Biggio?
Houston Chronicle — Craig Biggio retired at the end of the 2007 season after becoming the 27th player in history to reach 3,000 hits. His Hall of Fame-worthy résumé includes franchise records for seasons played, hits, at-bats, extra-base hits, doubles and runs.
Houston Astros2 days agoAstros snap losing skid with 3-0 win over D-Backs
Houston Chronicle — Roy Oswalt and Jose Valverde combined to throw a two-hit shutout as the Astros snapped a two-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon at Minute Maid Park.
Houston Astros2 days agoAstros raise Biggio's No. 7 jersey to the rafters
Houston Chronicle — Craig Biggio’s familiar No. 7 took its place alongside the jerseys of other Astros legends in the rafters high above Minute Maid Park when his number was retired before today’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Houston Astros2 days agoUnofficial Scorer: Berkman, Oswalt to win numbers game
Houston Chronicle — The Astros built it, and here they come. A new retirement home, if you will, a 12-unit complex in right field to house the uniform numbers that live on in Astros history with never another name added to them.
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- Backe ties career low, which he set two starts ago MLB Blog | Houston Chronicle
- Ouch. It's painful again here at MMP MLB Blog | Houston Chronicle
- Astros show some late offense, but it's not enough MLB Blog | Houston Chronicle
- Jimmy Stanton's great grand slam note MLB Blog | Houston Chronicle
- Backe settles in a bit in second; Astros down 5-1 MLB Blog | Houston Chronicle
- Have you given up MLB Blog | Houston Chronicle
- Reds on deck Columbus Dispatch
- Latest injury may end Izzy's career St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Lopez starts again St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Back at Busch, bats go silent St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Wainwright says he's ready St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Astros 5, Brewers 2 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- DYNAMO NOTES: Ching gets international call-up Houston Chronicle
- Healthy Dynamo thriving Houston Chronicle
- Rice has game plan for bringing in more fans Houston Chronicle
- SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Chivas USA next for Dynamo Houston Chronicle
- Rice's Jimoh advances to women's long jump final Houston Chronicle
- Dynamo edge Salt Lake City, 4-3, take conference lead Houston Chronicle
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Houston Astros' Geoff Blum watches his three-run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports
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Houston Astros starting pitcher Brian Moehler pitches to the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports
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Houston Astros' Humberto Quintero, right, tags out Milwaukee Brewers' Mike Cameron at home plate in the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports
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Milwaukee Brewers' Gabe Kapler makes a diving catch on a ball hit by Houston Astros' Ty Wigginton in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports
