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Taveras' Hit-Streak Ends at 30 but Astros Win

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The Houston Astros defeated the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday night 10-3 for their fourth straight win. Jason Lane provided a lot of the offense with a grand slam during Houston's seven-run 8th inning.

Roy Oswalt pitched seven solid innings but didn't get a decision on his 29th birthday. After the game, the team announced that Oswalt agreed to a $73 million, five-year contract extension.

The only thing that went wrong for Houston was that Willy Taveras' 30-game hitting streak ended. He went 0-3 and was hit twice by Tomo Ohka's pitches, with the second one plunking him in the back and sending him to the dirt in the seventh inning. He stayed down for a couple of minutes and was tended to by trainers before slowly trotting to first base.


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  • http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=260829118


Date

Wed 08/30/06, 3:42 am EST


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DNLLegend
1187 days ago
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And Joe D's record is safe for yet another year -- no one else has/had a streak long enough to get to 56 this year.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1186 days ago
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Most... overrated... record... ever... Jod batted .408 during the streak, Ted Williams batted .406 for THAT SEASON. I won't even celebrate it someone ever does break it.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1186 days ago
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"Jod" is the Joe D, I suppose... fingers, don't fail me now!
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Awrigh01All-Star
1186 days ago
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Yeah, that's going to be the hardest streak to break. Takes luck, ability, and the ability to make consistent contact. Something most modern players aren't trained to do.
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ASwaffAll-American
1186 days ago
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It happens to Oswalt again. I'm sure he'll take the win for the team, but that sucks that they waited until after he left to score more runs in one inning than they did in the first seven. He is truly this year's Roger Clemens - great stats, bad record, absolutely no run support.
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