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SAN DIEGO, July 3 (UPI) -- Mat Latos tossed eight shutout innings and David Eckstein laced a tie-breaking double in the eighth Friday to spark the San Diego Padres' 3-0 win over Houston.
Latos (9-4) won his fourth straight decision, scattering four hits, walking none and striking out seven. He has allowed only five runs over 25 1/3 innings in his last five starts.
Heath Bell notched his 22nd save with a 1-2-3 ninth for the NL West first-place Padres.
Tony Gwynn Jr. collected a two-out single off Brandon Lyon (5-2) and came home when Eckstein delivered a liner to the left-center field gap to break a scoreless tie.
After Adrian Gonzalez and Chase Headley drew walks, Scott Hairston drove in a pair of insurance runs for San Diego.
Roy Oswalt pitched well in a no-decision for the Astros, tossing seven shutout innings, walking two and striking out seven.
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 2 (UPI) --
Minnesota Vikings fullback Jerome Felton was out on bail Saturday after being arrested for driving while intoxicated, jail records indicate.
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LONDON, June 2 (UPI) --
The producer of "'Slumdog Millionaire" is going ahead with plans to create a musical of the movie without British director Danny Boyle.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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