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The proposed sale of the Houston Astros from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane is on the agenda for approval when baseball owners meet next week, The Associated Press has learned.

So it feels pretty good to move another one of my writing mainstays over to MTR media.

Roy Halladay tossed a six-hit shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched a playoff berth Wednesday by edging the Houston Astros 1-0 in the finale of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.

Andrew McCutchen homered twice, pinch-hitter Jason Jaramillo singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Randy Wells pitched six strong innings to earn his first win since April 4 and Geovany Soto added a solo shot and an RBI single in the ninth to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-1 victory over the major league-worst Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.

The Houston Astros have traded second baseman Jeff Keppinger to the San Francisco Giants for two Double-A pitchers on Tuesday.

Pittsburgh Pirates' Josh Harrison, left, collides with Houston Astros catcher Carlos Corporan and is tagged out attempting to score in the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, July 4, 2011.

Brian McCann hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to their fifth straight win, 6-3 over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.

Jason Bourgeois singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the host Houston Astros defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Saturday.

Randy Wolf allowed four hits over eight sharp innings and the Milwaukee Brewers, under the watchful eye of a wayward hawk, beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Sunday.