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Houston Astros' Matt Kata watches his deep sacrifice fly head for center field in the ninth inning of the Astros' 7-1 victory in a baseball game Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in San Diego.

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Houston Astros' Darin Erstad (2) and Matt Kata (36) are greeted at the dugout after Erstad scored on Kata's sacrifice fly in the ninth inning of the Astros' 7-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in a baseball game Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in San Diego.

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San Diego Padres' Scott Hairston (12) beats the tag of Houston Astros second baseman Matt Kata as he doubled in the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in San Diego. Hairston scored moments later on a triple by Adrian Gonzalez.

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PHOENIX - JUNE 14: Infielder Stephen Drew #6 of the Arizona Diamondbacks pulls the ball from his glove before throwing over Matt Kata #36 of the Houston Astros to complete a double play during the major league baseball game at Chase Field on June 14, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Houston Astros' Matt Kata bobbles a hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 13, 2009, in Phoenix. Kata recovered to make the out.

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Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada (10) hits an RBI-single as Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jason Jaramillo, left, reaches for the pitch during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 7, 2009, in Houston. The Astros' Matt Kata scored on Tejada's single.