Astros' Star Rookie Heads to 15-Day DL
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Astros CF Hunter Pence , one of the leading candidates for National League rookie of the year, was placed on the 15-day disabled list yesterday because of an injured wrist.
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The Boston Red Sox placed starter Tim Wakefield on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a stress fracture in the area of his rib cage.
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Sammy Sosa hit career home run No. 601, the first of three homers the Texas Rangers hit in an eight-run fifth-inning outburst en route to an 11-3 victory over the Houston Astros last night in Arlington, Texas.
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The San Francisco Giants have put  reliever Jonathan Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list because  of a side strain, the team said on Wednesday.
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ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros will rely on a third straight starting pitcher working on three days of rest Wednesday in Game One of the National League Championship Series against the St.
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Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman has been suspended for two games for returning to the field after being ejected from a game, Major League Baseball said Friday.
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Chicago Cubs reliever Kyle Farnsworth took out his frustrations by kicking an electric fan. Now he's expected to miss at least three weeks. Farnsworth was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained and bruised right knee Saturday, one day after he gave up six runs in the ninth inning to the Houston Astros.
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The New York Yankees placed Jason Giambi on the 15-day disabled list Friday with torn tissue in his left foot that is expected to sideline him at least three weeks, and perhaps much longer.
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San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hit a first home run in 15 games in his team's 6-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, the blast moving him within nine of Hank Aaron's Major League record.
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HOUSTON Roger Clemens will pitch on short rest for the first time this season when the Houston Astros face the Atlanta Braves in Game Four of their NL playoff series.
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CHICAGO -- Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones is going on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised right hand.
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ATLANTA - The Killer B's, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, will try to show they can come through when it matters most when their Houston Astros face the Atlanta Braves in the NL division series opener Wednesday.    Just hours before the game, Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal was cleared to play in the postseason despite a probation violation on a drunken-driving charge...
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Arizona pitcher Randy Johnson was placed on the 15-day disabled list for the third time this season, right before his scheduled start Tuesday, because of a sore back.
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BASEBALL Jason Schmidt , bothered by a sore groin, had his next start for the San Francisco Giants pushed back four days as a precautionary move. The righthander, who leads the National League with a 15-4 record and has a major league-best 2.52 ERA, threw off flat ground before yesterday's game against the Mets, and then threw about 15 pitches ...
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The Atlanta Braves have placed All-Star pitcher John Smoltz on the 15-day disabled list because of an inflamed right shoulder, the team said on Friday.
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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Thomson, center, is pulled from the game against the Houston Astros during the first inning of Game 3 of the National League Division Series in Houston, on Saturday.
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The reliever was an original Marlin in 1993 and has a career mark of 51-62 with a 4.49 ERA. Weathers has also pitched for the Mets and the Astros this season, but has been out of action since Houston released him last month.