Carlos Lee, on the disabled list with a fractured left finger, isn’t expected back before the regular season ends. “I’ll put it this way,” Cooper said, “we’re going to be playing in October, and I plan on having him.”
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And they might, because of these guys,
Hunter Pence’s hitting streak is at 10, Miguel Tejada has hit safely in 9. … Jose Valverde’s has converted 14 consecutive save opportunities, … Houston’s team ERA in eight games since Aug. 31 is 2.34.
and guys like these
Saccomanno “I was with [coach] Dave Clark and he was throwing me some balls in the cage in the second inning because I hadn’t really gotten here in time to warm up or anything. I said, ‘I’m thinking about taking a pitch. He said, ‘You’re not doing that. You’re a pinch-hitter, you get a first-pitch fastball, you’re swinging. If you don’t swing it’s going to cost you,’ and he fines me all the time.”
…getting five scoreless innings from waiver-wire claim Alberto Arias, a pitcher who hadn’t gone as many as four innings in a Major League game in his life. Link