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--RHP Bronson Arroyo (11-10, 5.32) faces the Astros in Houston Tuesday, his fourth try at beating them. He is 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA in three starts against them.
--OF Chris Dickerson has hit safely in nine of his 11 major league starts and the rookie is hitting .319 with a four-game hitting streak and has six doubles, a triple and three home runs among his 15 hits for a .471 slugging average.
--RHP Francisco Cordero was not available Sunday, going home for personal reasons, and his closer stand-in David Weathers blew a ninth-inning save, but Cordero is expected back with the team Tuesday when it opens a three-game series against the Astros.
BY THE NUMBERS: 0 -- Number of complete games by the starting pitchers, the only team in the majors without at least one complete game.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I'd love to have some complete games, but too many times our pitchers have a high pitch-count early in the game, at least one inning with a high count, that prevents them from pitching a complete game." -- Manager Dusty Baker.
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