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 HOUSTON (AP) - Mike Lamb hit his first career grand slam and drove in five runs, and the Houston Astros roughed up Mark Prior to offset the loss of Roy Oswalt to a foot injury in an 9-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Lamb connected, and Adam Everett followed with a three-run shot in a seven-run fifth off Prior (3-1) as the Astros closed the series against their NL Central rivals with consecutive wins after losing six straight.
Houston, which entered 29th in the majors in runs, needed the outburst because Oswalt got off to a shaky start, then left in the sixth with a sprained right foot.
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