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 Valverde hit by line drive, saves Astros’ win
Jose Valverde walked into the Houston Astros clubhouse with an ice pack pressed against his right cheek and a smile that told everyone he was OK after getting struck by a line drive. Valverde shook off the scary moment in the ninth inning to earn a shaky save and the Houston Astros got two solo homers from Hunter Pence to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Friday night. The Houston closer earned his 15th save in 18 chances after Pedro Feliz smacked a liner off his face. Valverde allowed four hits and two runs in an eventful ninth, before Shane Victorino flew out to center with runners on second and third to end it. “I wanted to throw a strike for my team,” Valverde said. “I wanted to finish the game and do a celebration after that.” Pat Burrell led off the ninth with a single and went to second when center fielder Michael Bourn misplayed it. One out later, Valverde got drilled by Feliz’s hit and the Astros right-hander immediately went down. Burrell scored on the play to make it 4-2. 
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Red Sox and othersIt's interesting to watch a team go from the underdog to the team on top that everyone tries to knock down. I am a Bostonian and sat through what seemed like endless years of sub-par Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots teams that disappointed me annually. The poor Red Sox, people thought they had a curse that couldn't be lifted. But now the Sox are World Series winners twice in three years, something I never thought I'd say! All of a sudden, the Red Sox are the mighty that everyone will want to beat. They are the bad guys now, the ones everybody wants a piece of. And it's the same thing with the Patriots. They are now hated by lots of football fans. One commentator called every game against the Pats as that team's Super Bowl. I haven't seen the Patriots this year, but I went to the Angeles vs Red Sox game 3 in the playoffs and also Game 2 of the World Series. I bought game tickets from here. This year, I think I am going to forget about sports for a while and instead check out a show, maybe Young Frankenstein. But of course you can bet you'll see me at Fenway Park or Wrigley Field during this upcoming MLB season. |
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