Well, the Astros won a game yesterday, holding on to defeat the Cubs 5-3.

But the big story isn’t so much the win, as is the fact that the bullpen didn’t blow the game. In fact, Dan Wheeler actually did what a closer’s supposed to do. He shut down the Cubs to win the game.

For the curious, the Astros record is now 2-5. — John Royal

This article appears in Apr 5-11, 2007.

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