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Tejada's triple drives in go-ahead run as Astros squeak past Cubs

Friday, April 4, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) -- J.R. Towles did a handstand at home plate. And that was BEFORE he hit a home run. Towles' fourth-inning homer and Miguel Tejada's go-ahead triple in the eighth carried the Houston Astros over the Cubs 4-3 Friday and sent Chicago to its third loss in four games. It was a game that sent Towles head over heels. He wound up in the handstand after getting hit above the knee by a pitch during the second inning. He had never performed one before, so he wasn't trying to show off his g ...

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