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Sunday, August 19, 2007

Astros end successful road trip with loss

By Jeff Awtrey | Sunday, August 19, 2007, 10:47 PM

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Five random thoughts from a week of late-night baseball

1. Injuries all over the place! Carlos Lee couldn’t start today. It looks like Roy Oswalt will miss a start. Hopefully Brandon Backe will be ready to come back soon.
2. The Astros were 4-3 on this road trip but they could’ve easily have gone 6-1 had they held leads in two of those games.
3. Houston is only eight games out of first place, but with the injury bug hitting them like it has and the fact that they have to leapfrog the Cardinals, Brewers and Cubs to get there makes it a nearly impossible task. It would mean they would have to get hot while hoping three other teams stumble.
4. The Nationals and the Pirates are coming to town next — two teams that are actually worse than the Astros. Then we have series against the Cardinals and Cubs. So if there’s a time to strike, this is it.
5. Starter Jason Lane’s batting average stands at .177.

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