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1:17	Joseph Duarte - Sorry for the technical difficulties. We're live from Minute Maid Park for the finale of a three-game series against the Padres.

1:20	Joseph Duarte - It's the Carlos and Miguel Show in the first inning. Carlos Lee hit a RBI single in the first and Miguel Tejada hit his second home run of the season to left-center field. Astros lead 3-0.

1:23	Joseph Duarte - We're having trouble posting comments. Sorry. We're working on it.

1:25	Joseph Duarte - Before the game, the Astros resigned INF Jason Smith and optioned RHP Jeff Fulchino to Class AAA Round Rock. That gives the Astros 12 pitchers and 13 position players on the 25-man roster.

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Joseph Duarte - In other news, 1B Lance Berkman is out of the starting lineup for the third straight game with a sore wrist. I talked to Lance in the clubhouse and he said, "it feels better." He was a little surprised a decision was made to sit him before he even got to the ballpark. Manager Cecil Cooper said the team is just being cautious.

1:28	Joseph Duarte - Yes, that would be the 0-for-21 Jason Smith.

1:30	Joseph Duarte - Oswalt allowed a broken-bat single to begin the second but quickly erased the runner by getting Scott Hairston to ground into a 4-6-3 double play.

1:31	Joseph Duarte - The rotation is set for the Rockies series: Paulino on Tuesday, Hampton on Wednesday and Rodriguez on Thursday.

1:32	Joseph Duarte - Hampton would normally be in line for Monday, but with the off day -- and the team wanting to get Paulino in there quick -- he said he didn't mind pitching on a few extra days' rest.

1:36	Joseph Duarte - We're still working on fixing the glitch to post comments. I will answer your questions in the meantime.

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