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Rockies blow lead, fall to Astros
Rockies blow lead, fall to Astros

The Rockies' already tenuous playoff hopes were further sabotaged Sunday when Taylor Buchholz's late-season unraveling continued and he blew an eighth-inning lead, sending Colorado to a 7-5 defeat against the Houston Astros.
Oswalt one-hits Rockies in 2-0 Astros win

Roy Oswalt threw a one-hitter and Hunter Pence hit a two-run home run to help the Astros beat the Rockies 2-0 on Saturday night at Coors Field.
Dodgers beat D-backs, are atop NL West

The Arizona Diamondbacks gave Manny Ramirez three opportunities to hurt them Saturday. He came through twice, and that was enough for the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers.
D-backs' Johnson to miss Sunday start

Arizona’s Randy Johnson, six wins short of 300 career victories, was scratched from his Sunday start against the Los Angeles Dodgers because of a sore left shoulder.
Ray's Longoria off DL, 'almost 100 percent'

Evan Longoria was activated off the 15-day disabled list after saying he felt “almost 100 percent” after 30 swings with a regular bat.
White Sox's Quentin hurts wrist, surgery set Monday

American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season.

Jimenez helps lead Rockies over Astros 5-3

Ubaldo Jimenez threw six innings and allowed three runs as the Rockies beat the Astros 5-3 on Friday night at Coors Field.
Rockies report: Stewart at head of rookie class

Ian Stewart, who played in only 17 games when he was up for a month early in the season, has emerged among the top rookie hitters in the National League since his July 19 return to the Rockies.

Red Sox activate Beckett, Lowell and Casey

The Boston Red Sox got three key players back Friday, activating right-hander Josh Beckett, third baseman Mike Lowell and first baseman Sean Casey from the 15-day disabled list.
RINGOLSBY: Deep pockets not a lock for playoff berth

October looms and the Yankees will be nowhere to be found, ending their streak of 13 consecutive postseason appearances.
Scouting report: Houston Astros

A preview of the Rockies' upcoming series against the Houston Astros at Coors Field.
Rockies report: Tulo moving forward

On July 21, Troy Tulowitzk, having recovered from a hand injury, ended his second stint of the season on the disabled list. He was hitting .166 but has since gone 48-for-147 (.327) to raise his average to .247 and appears to have things back in order offensively.
In first full season, Jimenez learns from success, failure

Ubaldo Jimenez, who gave up six runs in one inning of his last start, could be his own worst enemy, despite a formidable arsenal of pitches. He will try to rebound Friday night against the Houston Astros at Coors Field.
A-rod homer upheld in first use of instant replay

Alex Rodriguez figured that one of his prodigious home runs would provide the historic first test for major league baseball's week-old instant replay system. Sure enough, Wednesday night, his ninth-inning homer against the Tampa Bay Rays was upheld in the first use of video to review boundary calls.
Scorer's call on Sabathia's failed no-hitter upheld

Major League Baseball's scoring review committee ruled Wednesday that official scorer Bob Webb did not err when he decided that Pittsburgh's Andy LaRoche singled against Brewers pitcher CC Sabathia in the bottom of the fifth inning of his one-hit 7-0 win on Sunday.
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