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HOUSTON —Astros closer Brett Myers didnt expect to pitch on Tuesday night
against the St. Rob Gronkowski Jersey . Louis Cardinals after
Houston entered the ninth inning ahead by five. After St. Louis put up two quick
runs on a triple off David Carpenter, Myers had to quickly warm up. He then
allowed a full-count, two-run homer to Rafael Furcal that closed the gap to one
run before settling in to shut down the Cardinals and help the Astros hold on
for a 9-8 win. After the homer, Myers retired Carlos Beltran before walking
Matt Holliday, but Allen Craig grounded out to give Myers his 14th save. “It was
quick. I threw like nine pitches in the pen and I wasnt ready at all,” he said.
“But thats the way the game goes sometimes, youve just got to go out there and
try to grind through it. It worked out for us tonight.” Justin Maxwell hit a
two-run homer and Jose Altuve tied a career high with four hits as the Astros
got to St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia early to build a big lead. The Astros
scored four runs in the first inning and Maxwells homer in the second stretched
their lead to 6-1. Brian Bogusevic added a solo home run in the fourth and
Chris Snyder drove in two runs for Houston. Garcia (3-4) yielded five hits and
the six runs tied his season high, set against the Astros earlier this season.
The loss drops the left-hander to 0-5 in seven career starts against Houston. He
has allowed at least three runs in each of those starts. It was the shortest
start of the season for Garcia, who was scratched from his last start with a
sore elbow. He was replaced by Maikel Cleto for the third inning. Afterward,
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny conceded that Garcia wasnt himself. “Hes not
right,” Matheny said. “We had given him some thorough examinations, and we were
confident that he would be ready to go, but he obviously wasnt.” Garcia said the
velocity on his fastball has been down, but couldnt pinpoint exactly what the
problem was. “I wish I knew what was wrong,” he said. “I would have fixed it a
while ago.” Houston starter Lucas Harrell (5-4) allowed eight hits and four runs
—three earned—in six innings to improve to 4-0 in five home starts this
season. Adron Chambers drove in two runs with a one-out triple off Carpenter in
the ninth inning to get St. Louis within 9-6. Matt Adams had a three-run homer
in the third inning for the Cardinals, who have lost six of their last seven.
Furcal reached second base on a two-base error by Altuve to start the game. He
scored on a two-out groundout by Holliday to make it 1-0. Altuve doubled and
scored on a two-out single by J.D. Martinez to tie it at 1-1 in the first.
Chris Johnson and Brett Wallace drew consecutive walks to load the bases before
Martinez scored on a wild pitch. Snyders two RBI single to left field extended
Houstons lead to 4-1. Garcia finally got out of that inning when Bogusevic
grounded into a forceout. Maxwells two-out homer, which was his second home run
in his last three at-bats, sailed into the Crawford Boxes in left field and put
Houston up 6-1. His last home run came on a two-run shot Sunday as a pinch
hitter. Altuve singled with one out to set up the homer which was Maxwells fifth
of the year. “We did a good job of putting some runs up early, and we needed
every single one of them tonight,” Maxwell said. Craig singled with two outs in
the third before a double by David Freese. Adams followed with his homer to the
deepest part of the ballpark in centre field to get St. Louis within 6-4.
Bogusevics homer, which bounced off the foul pole in right field, came in the
fourth to push Houstons lead to 7-4. Altuve doubled with two outs in the sixth
inning and made it 8-4 when he scored on an error by rookie reliever
Sam Freeman. Back-to-back doubles by Johnson and Wallace added a run for the
Astros in the seventh inning. NOTES: Cardinals 1B Lance Berkman, who has been
rehabbing in Houston since undergoing right knee surgery on May 25, was in the
St. Louis clubhouse before Tuesdays game. He said hes making progress, but
doesnt expect to be back on the field until July. He plans to stay in Houston
until at least June 15, when he has a checkup with the doctor who performed the
arthroscopic surgery. ... Houston CF Jordan Schafer was out of the starting
lineup on Tuesday because of an illness. ... The series continues on Wednesday
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YORK —The New York Knicks and coach Mike Woodson are completing a multiyear
deal that could be announced this week, a person with knowledge of the situation
said Tuesday. Woodson led the Knicks to an 18-6 record and a first-round playoff
loss to Miami as interim coach after replacing Mike DAntoni on March 14. The
Knicks victory in Game 4 of the series ended an NBA-record, 13-game post-season
losing streak that dated to 2001. Top players Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire
and Tyson Chandler all endorsed Woodsons return and will get their wish, the
person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract
is not finished yet. The New York Post reported Tuesday that the sides were
committed to getting the deal done before the Memorial Day weekend. Woodson will
become a full-time NBA head coach again for the first time since a six-year run
in Atlanta ended in 2010. The Hawks improved their win total in each seaason,
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Knicks were 18-24 and in danger of missing the playoffs. Woodson won his first
five games, quickly getting the Knicks back into the race. Madison Square Garden
chairman James Dolan said in announcing DAntonis departure that the coaching
position would be evaluated after the season. Woodson became an obvious choice
to return by then, particularly after the Knicks removed the interim tag from
general manager Glen Grunwald, his former college teammate at Indiana, late in
the regular season. Woodson, a first-round draft pick of the Knicks in 1980, has
a career 224-292 record as an NBA coach. He was an assistant to Larry Brown in
Detroit when the Pistons won the 2004 NBA title. ’ ’ ’
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