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Tommie Harris' wife dies
HOUSTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Geoff Blum and Carlos Lee had two hits and one RBI apiece Saturday, boosting Houston to a 4-2 win over Arizona, the Astros' fourth straight.
Lee's fifth-inning sacrifice fly snapped a 2-2 tie.
A run scored on Alex Romero's third-inning error, and Kaz Matsui drove in a run for the Astros, who have won five of their last six games.
Winner Brian Moehler (8-9) gave up two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.
LaTroy Hawkins earned his 11th save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Arizona scored on Gerardo Parra's first-inning single and a second-inning groundout by Mark Reynolds.
Augie Ojeda had two of the eight hits for the Diamondbacks, who have lost seven in a row.
Losing pitcher Max Scherzer (7-8) gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
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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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A funeral is being planned for songstress Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, N.J., later this week, sources close to her family told NBC New York.
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