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Diamondbacks falter against the Astros

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Aug 2, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros second baseman

Jose Altuve

(27) steals second base while Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop

Nick Ahmed

(13) is late with the tag in the third inning at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports

The trade deadline has come and gone but one team that remained intact was the Arizona Diamondbacks. Despite all the buzz of a possible move to acquire Aroldis Chapman or even Craig Kimbrel, the D-Backs resisted those temptations and moved on to play the Astros for a three game series. Arizona came into Houston riding high as winners of five in a row and six of their last seven games.

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