Astros rally for 6 in 8th, sweep Dodgers (AP)

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 Astros rally for 6 in 8th, sweep Dodgers (AP)
Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers before the Houston Astros broke out for seven hits and six runs in the eighth inning to pull out an 8-5 victory Sunday. Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee and Hunter Pence had RBI singles against reliever Jonathan Broxton (1-1), and Brad Ausmus added a two-run single against the right-hander as the Astros won for the eighth... [link]

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Baseball Before Bedtime: Rain King
Published 5/12/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
... as I laid down in a field of flame and heather: Yankees 0, Detroit 0 (ppd. rain): I guess it rained in Detroit. Hm. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0 (ppd. rain): Makes sense it would rain in Cleveland too. Michigan and Ohio are relatively close. Braves 0, Pirates 0 (ppd. rain): Oh crap, I forgot how close Western Pennsylvania is to Ohio. Did ANYONE actually play baseball? Let me know what I missed about Florida's seventh win in a row or the Astros come-from-behind victory after being no-hit for six or Brian Bannister's gem against ...

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