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July 29, 2009

Astros down Cubs after Oswalt hurts back (AP)

Houston Astros relief pitcher Jose Valverde(notes) celebrates striking out Chicago Cubs' Carlos Zambrano(notes), who was pinch hitting, to end a baseball game and win 11-6 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Geoff Blum hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and Miguel Tejada connected and had a season-high five RBIs, helping the Houston Astros overcome an injury to ace Roy Oswalt for an 11-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Jeff Keppinger had four hits and drove in three runs as the Astros snapped the Cubs five-game winning streak and ended its own three-game losing streak.

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