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SAN FRANCISCO, May 9 (UPI) -- Pedro Feliz hit a home run during a 5-run San Francisco rally in helping the Giants to a 7-5 victory over the Houston Astros.
It was the fourth consecutive loss for the National League champion Astros, who scored three times in the ninth inning -- two on Mike Lamb's pinch-hit home run -- Monday to make the score respectable.
San Francisco's Noah Lowry (1-0), just taken off the disabled list, collected the victory and gave up two runs and seven hits over seven innings. Houston starter Roy Oswalt (5-2) gave up 10 hits and seven runs in 4 1/3 innings in taking the loss.
The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the fifth. Randy Winn led off with a triple for the Giants and scored on a fielder's choice that allowed Steve Finley to reach base. Feliz followed with his fifth home run of the season to make the score 5-2.Todd Greene singled and score on a Mark Sweeney triple. Sweeney made the score 7-2 on a Lance Niekro single.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 31 (UPI) --
Jacksonville, Fla., officials say a letter to the Jacksonville Jaguars owner accusing him of defaulting on his contract was the result of a "misunderstanding."
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NEW YORK, May 31 (UPI) --
Actor Michael McKean, who was hit by a car last week while walking in New York, says he has been discharged from St. Luke's Hospital.
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BALTIMORE, May 31 (UPI) --
U.S. astronomers are forecasting the Milky Way will have a violent collision with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in about 4 billion years.
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CLEVELAND, May 31 (UPI) --
Cleveland prosecutors have dropped their case against a man who was ticketed for littering when he dropped a dollar he was attempting to give a disabled person.
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