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MLB: Cincinnati 10, Houston 4

Sat, 09/26/2009 - 12:57 by shalini.bahadur

Houston, Sept. 26: Joey Votto drove in four runs and Cincinnati roughed up Houston for 17 hits Friday en route to a 10-4 drubbing of the Astros.

Votto hit a solo homer in the first, his 23rd of the year, and climaxed a five-run second with a three-run double.

Jay Bruce tacked on a solo homer in the fifth, helping boost the Reds to their fifth straight victory. At one point in late August, the Reds were 20 games below .500. Their current winning streak has brought them within eight games of the break-even mark.

Matt Maloney (2-4) took advantage of the offensive onslaught to get the win. He allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings.

MLB: Chicago Cubs 4, Houston 1

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 10:14 by preet_20

Chicago, Sept. 1: Rookie Randy Wells earned his 10th victory Tuesday while pitching the Chicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros.

Wells (10-7) gave up one unearned run on seven hits with two walks over 6 2/3 innings.

Milton Bradley contributed a home run in the win.

Brian Moehler (8-10) was the loser after allowing three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 frames.

Michael Bourn had three of Houston's eight hits, reaching base safely with a hit or walk for the 25th straight game.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Houston 3, St. Louis 2

Tue, 07/21/2009 - 10:44 by surajdogra

Houston, July 20: Carlos Lee hit a three-run homer Monday to power the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Brian Moehler (7-5) got the win after giving up two runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings. The Astros have won seven of their last 10 games.

Losing pitcher Kyle Lohse (4-6) gave up three runs on five hits in seven innings. Yadier Molina drove in both Cardinals runs.

MLB: Pittrsburgh 6, Houston 3

Wed, 07/08/2009 - 10:56 by preet_20

Houston, July 7: Jack Wilson had a home run and three RBI Tuesday, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 6-3.

Andrew McCutchen had an RBI and scored a run for the Pirates. Paul Maholm (6-4) allowed two runs on six hits in six innings for Pittsburgh's third win in its past 10 games.

Brian Moehler (5-5) remained winless at home in seven starts after yielding four runs on three hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings.

Michael Bourn, Lance Berkman and Hunter Pence each drove in a run, and Ivan Rodriguez had three hits for the Astros.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Houston 7, San Diego 1

Thu, 07/02/2009 - 11:38 by preet_20

San Diego, July 2: Brian Moehler struck out eight over six innings Wednesday and played a key role a six-run Houston fourth that boosted the Astros past San Diego 7-1.

Moehler (5-4) held the Padres to a run on four hits before turning things over to the bull pen in the seventh. He has lost just once in his last seven starts.

The Astros took control when they sent 10 men to the plate in the fourth. Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee, Geoff Blum and Kazuo Matsui all had RBI singles before Moehler came to the plate with the bases loaded and two out.

Moehler hit a grounder to third baseman Chase Headley, but his throw to first was wild and two unearned runs scored to give Houston a 6-1 lead.

MLB: Houston 6, Minnesota 5

Sun, 06/21/2009 - 12:42 by preet_20

Minneapolis, June 20: Michael Bourn hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning Saturday to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-5 inter-league victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Ivan Rodriguez drove in two runs for the Astros and Lance Berkman homered for his 999th career RBI.

Houston starter Brian Moehler (4-4) allowed three runs on four hits in six innings to get the victory. Jose Valverde gave up a two-out double in the ninth but held on for his fourth save.

Jason Kubel had a two-run homer and Joe Mauer, Brendan Harris and Delmon Young added solo shots for the Twins, who did all their scoring with the long ball.

Mauer's 14th home run set a career-high and extended his hitting streak to 12 games. He's hitting .417 so far this season.

MLB: Houston 8, Arizona 3

Mon, 06/15/2009 - 13:19 by preet_20

Phoenix, June 14 Lance Berkman and Miguel Tejada both drove in two runs Sunday, powering the Houston Astros past Arizona 8-3.

Berkman hit career homer No. 301 and Tejada collected two hits just a day after reaching the 3,000-hit milestone.

Brian Moehler (3-4) gave up three runs on six hits over six innings en route to the win. Jose Valverde struck out the side in the ninth in his second appearance since coming off the injured list.

Stephen Drew and Mark Reynolds homered for the Diamondbacks, but Billy Buckner (2-3) was hung with the loss after surrendering six runs on five hits in five-plus innings.

MLB: Houston 6, Pittsburgh 1

Sat, 05/30/2009 - 14:47 by preet_20

Pittsburgh -- Brian Moehler took a shutout into the ninth inning Friday and gave up seven hits in a complete-game effort that brought Houston a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh.

The Astros broke a seven-game losing streak and handed the Pirates their third straight setback.

Moehler (2-3) had allowed 24 runs in 26 innings this season before dominating the Pirates Friday. He struck out four while throwing 123 pitches in his first complete game in nine years. Moehler has gone the distance 11 times in his career.

The veteran of 13 major league seasons was supported by a 15-hit attack that included four RBI from rookie Edwin Maysonet, who made his major league debut Tuesday after being called up from Class AAA Round Rock.