1. major league notes

Michael Bourn had a single, a double, knocked in a run and scored 4 times to lead the Houston Astros to an 11-2 beating of the Cubs........Not so good for Robinson Tejeda Tuesday in Minnesota. Robinson came into the bottom of the 10th inning of a tie game and faced 4 hitters, all of whom reached base (3 hits and a walk) and the game was over before Tejeda could get an out..........The Nationals beat the Phillies in D.C. Tuesday night, 7-4. Ryan Howard did hit his 3rd home run of the season(RBI #12). He also walked and scored another run, and Carlos Ruiz was 1 for 4 for the Phillies. Antonio Bastardo made his first appearance since that outstanding outing last week against the Braves, and walked 2 of the 3 hitters he faced in the game.