Sid Bream Raised Arizona
gemmintten.blogspot.com 7/23/2008 — Gimpy knees and all, Sid remains an offensive threat and a stabilizing force in the infield and in the clubhouse.

Not Hungry For The Wolf
mvn.com 7/23/2008 — Wade insisted to the media that the Astros are a MUCH better team than our record shows and we fully expect to win and we are NOT sellers. I am not making this up.

Arizona Acquires Bullpen Help With Trade For Jon Rauch
6-4-2.blogspot.com 7/23/2008 — The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired righty reliever Jon Rauch from Washington , according to the AP, sending INF Emilio Bonifacio in exchange. Rauch was 4-2 with 17 saves in 22 chances and a 2.98 ERA for the Nationals. He has struck out 44 and ...

Wolf To Astros
majorleaguejerk.com 7/23/2008 — Today the Padres sent P Randy Wolf to Houston in return for minor league pitcher Chad Reineke. Reineke isn’t a great pitcher, with a 4.41 ERA in 19 starts for Round Rock, Houston’s AAA affiliate. But, with a less than 1/1 GB/FB ratio, it ...

Astros add veteran Wolf to rotation | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 7/23/2008 — HOUSTON -- The Astros acquired left-handed pitcher Randy Wolf from the Padres in exchange for Minor League right-hander Chad Reineke, the organization announced Tuesday. Houston gets Wolf, who went 6-10 with a 4.74 ERA in 21 starts for San Diego, for ...

Oswalt feels fine during bullpen session — Major League Baseball News 7/23/2008
Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt threw his first bullpen session since going on the 15-day disabled list before Wednesday's game, throwing between 40-50 pitches.

Bucs can sleep well following sweep — Major League Baseball News 7/23/2008
Riding the coattails of a four-hit game by Doug Mientkiewicz, the Pirates offense bailed the club's pitching out of the corner again, as two seventh-inning runs proved to be enough to push the Pirates over the Astros in the standings with an 8-7 win ...

Bay homers as Pirates sweep Astros with 8-7 win — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/23/2008
Jason Bay hit a two-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates earned their first road sweep this season with an 8-7 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

Pirates earn first road sweep of season (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 7/23/2008
Jason Bay hit a two-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates earned their first road sweep this season with an 8-7 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Doug Mientkiewicz drove in two runs, starter Ian Snell had an RBI single and Franquelis ...

Cubs activate Soriano from DL — Major League Baseball News 7/24/2008
The Cubs activated Alfonso Soriano from the disabled list, and he was leading off and starting in left field for the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks.