Box score Erik Bedard was part of the preseason punch line for the rebuilding 2013 Astros. He’s an aging veteran starting pitcher whose last two years in the majors had been defined by multiple teams, an inflated ERA and dwindling big-league value. A gluteal strain before the regular season began only reinforced the idea the often-injured Bedard was nearing the end of a career that peaked in 2006 with Baltimore. So much for the end of Bedard. The crafty 34-year-old lefthander outmatched hard-throwing 24-year-old lefty Chris Sale on Friday night, guiding the Astros to a tight 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Minute Paid Park before an announced [...]