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CHICAGO, May 17 (UPI) -- Houston's Ivan Rodriguez slugged the 300th home run of his major league career Sunday in a 6-5 Astros victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Rodriguez's homer was a two-run shot during a four-run fourth inning.
Lance Berkman had a double, RBI and scored a run, and Manuel Tejada added a run-scoring double for the Astros, who have won six of their last eight contests.
Winning pitcher Brian Moehler (1-2) worked five innings, allowing three runs and five hits.
Derrek Lee and Alfonso Soriano hit solo homers for the Cubs.
Rick Harden (4-2) took the loss for Chicago, which had won its five previous games. Harden gave up four runs and six hits in six innings.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
No. 5-seeded Kevin Anderson needed to win a pair of tiebreakers Monday in claiming a first-round win at the SAP Open tennis tournament in California.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
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