Astros bring Humberto Quintero up after Towles injury
The Houston Astros bought the Triple-A contract of catcher Humberto Quintero after regular starter J.R. Towles was hit on the hand by a pitch. Brad Ausmus filled in and X-rays showed no fracture. Quintero had been assigned to Round Rock on April 9 and hit .226 in 29 games last season. The club begins a three game series in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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Week's high school games and tournaments list
The Week's Games covers West Brook at Sterling and Lee at Port Arthur Memorial baseball games at 6 30 p m plus Galena Park at Crosby and Barbers Hill at Smiley. Softball sees Port Arthur Memorial at Sterling and Lee at Channelview with JV and varsity times. Huffman vs Crosby and Barbers Hill vs C E King schedule JV and varsity games. District tourney by BCA and GCCISD tournaments at Lee and Sterling plus Cedar Bayou junior high tennis events.
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On the Air Today Sports Schedule Highlights
Pro baseball shows angels at texas and astros at philly on FSNH. NBA and NHL playoffs plus boxing card air on Versus and ESPN networks with key matchups including Quillin Echols in New York.
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Astros defense shines on road despite injuries and trades
The Astros boast the NL leading fielding percentage at .993 through early spring, despite missing Ty Wigginton and Kazuo Matsui and not re signing Adam Everett. Miggy Tejada, Geoff Blum and Mark Loretta have stepped up defensively while Darin Erstad and Jose Cruz Jr. add both glove and bat. Bourn and Geary face old Phillies teammates in Tuesday's game, amid uncertain fan reception.
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Darin] Erstad
Jose] Cruz
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Teens spark at Houston clay as Harrison edges Cuevas
Fifteen year old Ryan Harrison beat Pablo Cuevas 6-4 6-3 in the U S Clay Court Championship to become the 10th Open Era player to win a main draw match before age 16 and the youngest on the ATP Tour since 1990. Harrison lost moments ago but impressed crowds with 17 of 18 points in a stretch of the first set.
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Immelman Joins Woods Challengers At Masters Victory
Augusta coverage covers Zach Johnson and Trevor Immelman sharing a Masters podium moment. Johnson wins by two, Immelman loses by three after a late push and a costly 16th hole double bogey. Woods finishes runner-up for the fifth time in 45 majors.
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