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Astros decline option on Brocail, add coaches

HOUSTON (AP) The Houston Astros added several coaches to new manager Brad Mills' staff Friday, hiring Brad Arnsberg as their pitching coach, promoting Al Pedrique to bench coach and adding Bobby Meacham as their first-base coach.

The team also declined the 2010 option on right-handed relief pitcher Doug Brocail and re-signed third baseman Geoff Blum to a one-year, $1.5 million contract. Blum's contract includes a mutual option for the 2011 season worth $1.65 million.

Mills was introduced as Houston's new manager on Tuesday. (MORE)

Astros Headlines

Sun, Oct 4

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
NY Mets	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	x	4	9	0

W: Figueroa (3-8) L: Lopez (0-2)

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Final Boxscore

Central Division
Team	W	L	Pct	GB
X-St. Louis	91	71	.562	-
Chicago	83	78	.516	7.5
Milwaukee	80	82	.494	11
Cincinnati	78	84	.481	13
Houston	74	88	.457	17
Pittsburgh	62	99	.385	28.5

Full Standings

Leaders
AVG:	M. Tejada	.313
HR:	C. Lee	26
RBI:	C. Lee	102
SB:	M. Bourn	61
W:	W. Rodriguez	14
ERA:	W. Rodriguez	3.02
Saves:	J. Valverde	25
K:	W. Rodriguez	193

General Batting (Rank)
AVG:	.260 (19)
Runs:	643 (27)
Hits:	1415 (22)
Home Runs:	142 (25)
Stolen Bases:	113 (10)
OBP:	.319 (25)
SLG:	.400 (24)
Total Bases:	2175 (25)

General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average:	4.54 (24)
Runs Allowed:	770 (8)
Saves:	39 (19)
Strikeouts:	1144 (14)
OpBA:	.275 (26)
OBP:	.344 (25)
SLG:	.440 (25)
Run Support:	4.05 (27)

Last Results
Date	Opp	Final
10/4	@ NYM	L 0-4
10/3	@ NYM	L 1-5
10/2	@ NYM	L 1-7
10/1	@ Phi	W 5-3
9/30	@ Phi	L 3-10
9/29	@ Phi	L 4-7
9/28	@ Phi	W 8-2
9/27	vs. Cin	W 3-2
9/26	vs. Cin	L 4-10
9/25	vs. Cin	L 4-10
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Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/9/2009	D. Brocail	Declared Free Agency (team option declined)
11/9/2009	J. Valverde	Declared Free Agency
11/6/2009	A. Boone	Declared Free Agency
11/6/2009	L. Hawkins	Declared Free Agency
11/6/2009	M. Tejada	Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009	D. Erstad	Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009	M. Hampton	Removed From 60-Day DL (Left shoulder surgery - out for season)
11/5/2009	M. Hampton	Declared Free Agency
11/5/2009	J. Michaels	Declared Free Agency
10/30/2009	G. Blum	Signed ( 2010; Opt 2011)(one-year extension)

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
10/5/2009	B. Moehler	Right knee surgery (day-to-day)
9/18/2009	B. Sadler	off 60-day DL
9/16/2009	L. Berkman	Back spasms (day-to-day)
9/16/2009	R. Oswalt	off 15-day DL
9/15/2009	D. Erstad	Back spasms (day-to-day)

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