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MINNEAPOLIS -- After three straight 100-loss seasons, the
Houston Astros lineup is suddenly filled with sluggers
who can change a game with one swing. Chris Carter and
Jon Singleton hit their first career grand slams to power
Houston to a 14-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on
Sunday. Carters slam in the seventh inning sailed over
the limestone overhang in right field and gave Houston a
9-3 lead. Singleton lined a fastball off Glen Perkins
over the right-field wall that made it 14-5 in the ninth.
Dexter Fowler and George Springer also homered for the
Astros. Houston has now hit 69 homers this season, well
on pace to surpass last seasons total of 148, third-worst
in the American League. "It puts more strain on the
opposing pitchers," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "They
feel like, I cant make a mistake here, I cant make a
mistake here. That can drain on a staff." The only other
time two Astros players hit grand slams in the same game
was July 30, 1969, at New York when Denis Menke and Jimmy
Wynn both hit slams in an 11-run ninth inning against the
Mets. Houston players are also sensing a different vibe
now that the lineup is filled with more power. "Its been
fun. We like playing off of each other," Singleton said.
"Thats definitely a bonus. When one person does well, it
carries over and its contagious." Darin Downs (1-0) got
the last eight outs as the third reliever to follow
starter Colin McHugh, who fanned six and allowed one run
over 4 1/3 innings. He walked five and was removed after
throwing 101 pitches. Trevor Plouffe and Josh Willingham
hit RBI singles as Minnesota made it 5-3 in the fifth,
but couldnt get any closer before Carter and Singleton
powered the game away. Houston batted around in the
fourth inning, scoring three runs after Samuel Deduno (2-
4) loaded the bases with nobody out by walking two
batters and hitting another. The Astros have won seven of
eight on the road and 11 of their last 15 overall as they
try to snap a three-year streak of losing 100 games. It
was the third time in club history Minnesota allowed two
grand slams in the same game. The last time it happened
was April 22, 1988, in Cleveland. "They got us today,"
Perkins said. "I think they swing hard in case they hit
it, and they hit them today. Theyre not as bad as people
think they are. Gotta give credit to them the way they
swing the bat and pitch the ball pretty well." The Twins
also officially signed free-agent designated
hitter/first-baseman Kendrys Morales on Sunday to bolster
their inconsistent offence. But if Minnesota -- now three
games under .500 -- wants to remain in the playoff race,
its going to need better starting pitching. Deduno walked
four and hit two while allowing five runs in three
innings on Sunday, raising his ERA to 4.45. As a group,
Minnesotas starters are 19-25 with a 4.97 ERA. "Not a
good day pitching today. Used a lot of innings out
there," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We still have
three games to go (before the next off day), so well get
through it. Thats the way it is. They killed it at the
end." McHugh struck out four batters in a row during one
stretch and extended his scoreless innings streak to a
career-high 16 2/3 before Eduardo Nunez homered in the
fourth. Springer, named American League rookie of the
month after hitting 10 home runs in May, led off the
eighth by hitting his second homer in three games. "Its
nice to have other guys in the lineup who do the same
thing and have more protection where guys cant just pitch
around me or pitch around another guy," said Carter, who
led Houston with 29 homers last season. "Theres another
guy behind him always. Its good for all of us." NOTES: To
make room on the roster for Morales, Minnesota released
Jason Kubel, who appeared in 798 games over parts of
eight seasons with the Twins, but was hitting .224 this
year and just .158 since April. ... The Astros recalled
LHP Rudy Owens to pitch out of the bullpen and sent Paul
Clemens back to Triple-A Oklahoma City for the sixth time
this season. ... The Twins unveiled a new bronze statue
on the Target Plaza before the game: team mascot T.C.
Bear. ... Jonathan Villar singled three times for
Houston. ... Ricky Nolasco (4-5, 5.65 ERA) starts for the
Twins against Torontos R.A. Dickey (6-4, 4.25 ERA) on
Monday. ... Houstons Jarred Cosart (4-5, 4.16 ERA) faces
Josh Collmenter (4-2, 3.63 ERA) to kick off a two-game
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Saturday.DAVOS, Switzerland -- Doug Shedden says Canada
played its best game at the Spengler Cup on Monday.
Unfortunately for the Canadians, so did opposing
goaltender Tobias Stephan. Stephan made 50 saves and HC
Geneve-Servette capitalized on its chances in a 6-5
semifinal win over defending champion Canada. "To me, you
lose this game on two words, and thats Toby Stephan,"
Canada coach Shedden said after the game. "We threw 55
shots at him, and we were all over him with quality
chances, and theres no question he was the difference in
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