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All Rights Reserved. en-us Moehler's slow start sinks Astros http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080723&content_id=3180756&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Oswalt feels fine during bullpen session http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080723&content_id=3180822&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Moehler one of season's best surprises http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080723&content_id=3180872&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros hit bottom after Pirates sweep http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5904654.html Houston Chronicle So far, so good http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5904530.html Houston Chronicle Astros manager Cooper in no-win situation http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5904636.html Houston Chronicle Pirates sweep Astros with 8-7 win http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=dfe0d9c95a4454dc&-session=TheDailyNews:42F9412811ad800BE9qGk11FEB46 Galveston Daily News Pirates outslug Astros http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/multimedia/s_579080.html Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Mientkiewicz does it all in Pirates 8-7 win http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08205/899082-100.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette Astros and Diamondbacks Make Minor Moves http://bleacherreport.com/articles/40275-trade-speculator-astros-and-diamondbacks-make-minor-moves Bleacher Report Astros Walk Plank, Swept By Bucs Astros Daily Astros' bats stay quiet in loss to Pirates http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080722&content_id=3174665&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros excited to have Wolf on their side http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080722&content_id=3174650&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Wolf welcomes challenge with Astros http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080722&content_id=3174642&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros drop into tie for last place with 8-2 loss to Pirates http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5902530.html Houston Chronicle Astros land pitcher Wolf in trade with Padres http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5902524.html Houston Chronicle Wolf trade shows reality has yet to sink in for Astros http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5902521.html Houston Chronicle Here's why Wolf deal makes sense http://blogs.chron.com/gamedayastros/2008/07/astros_give_up_another_minor_l.html Houston Chronicle Maholm, Pirates wear down Astros http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/multimedia/s_578940.html Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pirates feed off Maholm in 8-2 rout of Astros http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08205/898798-63.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette Wolf sent to Astros, helping cut Padres payroll http://www3.signonsandiego.com/news/2008/jul/22/lefty-wolf-sent-astros-help-cut-padres-payroll/?padres San Diego Union-Tribune To Bolster the Clemens Case, Prosecutors Seek a Witness http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/sports/baseball/23clemens.html?ref=sports New York Times Identical twins marry, give birth to identical twins http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2445799/Identical-twins-marry,-give-birth-to-identical-twins.html London (UK) Telegraph Pirates Pound Astros Again Astros Daily Promoter and Chief http://astrosdaily.com/column/10807222226fan.html Astros Daily Seven-run ninth spells 'Stros' doom http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080721&content_id=3169138&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Oswalt won't throw this week http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080721&content_id=3168749&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Bourn back at bat against Pirates http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080721&content_id=3168718&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Redus drills Astros on baserunning http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080721&content_id=3168132&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Pirates pound Valverde in ninth inning, down Astros 9-3 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5900417.html Houston Chronicle Bourn back in the lineup http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5900405.html Houston Chronicle This a night to try fans' very soul http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5900403.html Houston Chronicle Jose Valverde isn't helping http://blogs.chron.com/sportsjustice/archives/2008/07/jose_valverde_i.html Houston Chronicle Pirates halt skid on ninth-inning breakout http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_578766.html Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pirates launch three home runs in ninth to win, 9-3 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08203/898612-100.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette Astros activate Quintero, Cassel http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/22/sports/BBN-Astros-Moves.php International Herald Tribune Astros in serious talks about Padres lefty Wolf http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3499705 ESPN.com Pirate Power Pummels Papa Astros Daily Backe fans eight in Astros' loss to Cubs http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080720&content_id=3161148&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Matsui comfortable leading off http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080720&content_id=3160496&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Fixler hits three Class A homers http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080720&content_id=3165894&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Dempster silences Astros bats http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5898293.html Houston Chronicle Hernandez gets second shot at Pirates http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5898297.html Houston Chronicle Astros take 2 of 3 from Cubs. Satisfied? http://blogs.chron.com/gamedayastros/2008/07/astros_take_2_of_3_from_cubs_s.html Houston Chronicle Astros give Brewers, Cards hope http://blogs.chron.com/baseballblog/archives/2008/07/as_division_rac_1.html Houston Chronicle Dempster posts road win as Cubs blank Astros http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080720-chicago-cubs-houston-astros,1,3003369.story Chicago Tribune Finally, some road rage http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/1065894,CST-SPT-cub21.stng Chicago Sun-Times Wild card can trump others http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/15EC7D086AAED33E8625748D0012033A?OpenDocument St. Louis Post-Dispatch Van Benschoten recalled, to start http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_578574.html Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Dempster Dumps Stros, 9-0 Astros Daily Astros miss sweep of Cubs, but start second half on winning note Astros Daily Astros ride Rodriguez's gem past Cubs http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080719&content_id=3156058&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros place Oswalt on 15-day DL http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080719&content_id=3155114&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros GM aggressively seeking trades http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080719&content_id=3155768&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros careful not to overwork Brocail http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080719&content_id=3155182&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Wandy, Astros make it 4 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5897464.html Houston Chronicle Remembering Neil Hohlfeld http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5897463.html Houston Chronicle Hip injury sidelines Oswalt http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5897465.html Houston Chronicle Longtime Chronicle reporter Hohlfeld dies at 56 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5897137.html Houston Chronicle Cubs' bats still on break http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-20-cubs-astros-chicagojul20,0,7974968.story Chicago Tribune Rodriguez shuts down Cubs bats in Astros 4-1 win http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=222154 Chicago Daily Herald Former Pirate Clark a rising mangerial prospect http://www.timesonline.com/articles/2008/07/19/sports/pirates/doc4882b0e3cbcaf405148763.txt Beaver County (PA) Times Ensberg willing to put in work necessary to ‘reinvent’ swing http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/395093.html Buffalo News Cubs Cuffed Again, 4-1 Astros Daily Pence's walk-off double ousts Cubs http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080718&content_id=3149605&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Quintero to come off DL on Monday http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080718&content_id=3149286&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Oswalt '50-50' for his next start http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080718&content_id=3148608&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros reflect on All-Star Game http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080718&content_id=3148538&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Pence's double wins it http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5896406.html Houston Chronicle Erstad continues to start http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5896526.html Houston Chronicle Trip to DL possible for ailing Oswalt http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5896212.html Houston Chronicle Astros win, Pence and Tejada are back http://blogs.chron.com/gamedayastros/2008/07/astros_win_pence_and_tejada_ar.html Houston Chronicle Cubs lose on game-winning double in 9th http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080718-chicago-cubs-houston-astros,0,6276809.story Chicago Tribune Lilly victim of silent bats http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/1064130,CST-SPT-cub19.article Chicago Sun-Times Astros' Bourn sees fantasy value take nosedive http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/FantasySourceFastball/159972 Sporting News Wood healing, but not ready for action http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080718&content_id=3149149&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb MLB.com Moehler, Pence Key 2-1 Win Astros Daily Astros face stiff test to open second half http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080713&content_id=3127459&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros optimistic about second half http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080717&content_id=3144125&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros hope Oswalt can start next week http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080717&content_id=3145117&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros holding playhouse raffle http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080717&content_id=3145158&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Astros.com Astros try to find that second wind http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5894480.html Houston Chronicle Pence looks for remedy for hitting woes http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5894477.html Houston Chronicle Pence, Bourn can light fuse for Astros http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5894483.html Houston Chronicle Will the Astros reach the .500 mark this year? http://blogs.chron.com/gamedayastros/2008/07/can_you_answer_a_yes_or_no_que.html Houston Chronicle Back to business for Cubs http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=221754 Chicago Daily Herald Mascots to whomp each other for charity http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Entertainment/Happenings/calHAP02071808.htm Daytona Beach News-Journal Bedard and Tejada: Looking Back on the Trade http://bleacherreport.com/articles/38566-bedard-and-tejada-looking-back-on-the-trade Bleacher Report