Oswalt agrees new five-year deal to stay with Astros
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Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt has   agreed to a five-year contract worth $73 million, Astros   general manager Tim Purpura said on Tuesday.
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Roger Clemens accepts the Astros' offer of salary arbitration Saturday, meaning he will either play for Houston next season or retire.
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Roy Oswalt became the NL&#39;s first 19-game winner, and the Houston Astros stayed close in the wild-card race with a 10-3 victory over the St.
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After saying earlier this month they had withdrawn their offer to top draft choice Justin Verlander, the Tigers announced Friday they had signed the Old Dominion right-hander to a five-year contract.
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The Detroit Tigers reached a five-year deal with right-handed pitcher Justin Verlander, the second overall pick in the June draft.
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The Houston Astros and free-agent outfielder Orlando Palmeiro agreed to an $800,000, one-year contract Tuesday. The Astros also signed right-handed reliever Russ Springer to a minor league contract.
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Veteran pitcher Tom Glavine chose to remain with the New York Mets on Friday, signing a one-year $10.5 million contract with the National League club.
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Paul Byrd signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Angels on Tuesday, nearly double what was offered a week ago by the Braves, who are aiming higher as they rebuild their rotation.
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Houston Astros: The Astros re-signed utility infielder Jose Vizcaino to a one-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Vizcaino made $1.2 million last year.
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Roy Oswalt pitched shutout ball into the ninth inning and Lance Berkman hit his 40th home run, helping the Houston Astros bounce back from a dispiriting loss to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Wednesday.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Roy Oswalt will have to overcome a rib injury and Barry Bonds to become the first 19-game winner in the National League.
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In a deal motivated by his recent return to the starting rotation, John Smoltz agreed Thursday to a new two-year contract with the Braves that increases the chance he will complete his career in Atlanta.
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The Seattle Mariners signed Japanese center fielder Ichiro Suzuki to a five-year contract extension reported to be worth about $100 million.
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HOUSTON (Sports Network) - The Houston Astros Thursday  re-signed outfielder Lance Berkman to a one-year contract worth  $10 million, thus avoiding salary arbitration.
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Wanting another bat to support their young players, the Rangers agree to a $5 million, one-year contract with Richard Hidalgo.
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The Houston Astros, the National League's worst hitting team, yesterday signed outfielder Carlos Lee to bolster their offense and righthander Woody Williams to help a pitching staff that could be without Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte .
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HOUSTON - The Houston Astros are one win from completing an amazing late-season playoff push. Roy Oswalt became the NL&#39;s first 20-game winner, and Jeff Kent and Craig Biggio each homered twice, giving the