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Tommie Harris' wife dies
HOUSTON, July 8 (UPI) -- Chris Burke and Morgan Ensberg Sunday drove in two runs each as the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets, 8-3.
Ensberg hit a two-run single in the bottom of the first, and Burke smacked a two-run homer in the fourth.
Four Houston players had one RBI, four had two hits and Burke scored three times for the Astros, who went 6-4 before the All-Star break.
Winning pitcher Roy Oswalt (8-5) surrendered three earned runs and seven hits in seven innings, with a walk and five strikeouts.
New York's Carlos Beltran hit his 16th homer of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth, and Jose Reyes hit an RBI single in the seventh.
David Newhan had a run and two hits, and Reyes had two hits for the Mets, who have split their last four games.
Losing pitcher Dave Williams (0-1) yielded eight earned runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings.
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CHICAGO, La., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The wife of former Chicago Bears Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris died of a stroke or brain aneurysm in an Oklahoma hospital, the Chicago Sun-Times said.
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