Astros send closer Brad Lidge to Phils
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The Philadelphia Phillies became the first team to make a big move at the general managers' meetings, acquiring closer Brad Lidge from Houston along with infielder Eric Bruntlett on Wednesday night.
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Chase Utley extended his hitting streak to 27 games and Cory Lidle boosted his trade value with four-hit ball over eight innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Thursday.
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Outfielder Carlos Lee, one of the top free agents on the market, has signed with the Houston Astros, a source close to the negotiations said Friday.
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While Beltran keeps adding to the arsenal of information agent Scott Boras will have in the dossier for the soon-to-be free agent, Lidge has served notice that what
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Roger Clemens won for the first time in almost a month &#151; the 323rd victory of his career &#151; and Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer to lead the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Monday night.
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A couple of new Killer Bs have the Houston Astros one win away from ending 43 seasons of playoff failure. Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his postseason debut to lead the Astros to their 19th straight home win, 8-5 over Atlanta on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in their NL series.
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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
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No sooner had the Tigers introduced Troy Percival on Wednesday as their new closer, after coming to terms with him on a two-year, $12 million contract, than the subject turned
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In a scene reminiscent of last October, Albert Pujols touched up Brad Lidge again to hand Houston a wrenching defeat.
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Atlantaâs Rafael Furcal, at left with hand raised, is greeted by teammates including Chipper Jones, right, after hitting the game-winning home run against the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the
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For a guy who spent most of his first four professional seasons on the disabled list, Houston Astros reliever Brad Lidge has developed into quite the ironman these past two days.
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Cory Lidle, who has been a major league pitcher for nine years and a pilot for seven months, is 3-2 with a 3.38 earned run average in six starts with the Yankees.
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The Astros are getting Jason Jennings instead of Jon Garland to replace Andy Pettitte in their starting rotation.
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ST. LOUIS - After pitching three more dominant innings for Houston in Game 6, Astros closer Brad Lidge may have to suck it up and get ready to go one more time on Thursday night.
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Rick Ankiel and the St. Louis Cardinals put together a memorable home finale at the expense of Houston closer Brad Lidge.
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Aaron Miles stayed focused against Astros closer Brad Lidge, even though he was facing his close friend and former roommate. Miles drove in two runs with a double off of Lidge in the 12th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 7-5 victory over Houston on Sunday night.
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The Houston Astros acquired pitchers Jason Jennings and Miguel Asencio from the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday after failing to sign Jon Garland from the Chicago White Sox.