Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:00 by Prince damin
Houston -- Carlos Lee hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning Thursday that rallied Houston to a 3-2 decision over the New York Mets.
Pat Misch (0-2), making only his second start of the season, had allowed only one hit through six innings before surrendering a 2-0 lead in the seventh.
Angel Sanchez singled to open the inning and went to second on a base hit by Hunter Pence. Lee then hit Misch's first pitch over the wall in left to put the Astros in front.
The teams split a four-game series.
Bud Norris (6-7) earned the victory by giving up two runs on two hits with four strikeouts in seven innings. Houston won for the fourth time in six games.
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Sat, 08/14/2010 - 09:17 by Prince damin
Houston -- Carlos Lee hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning Friday to put Houston in front and the Astros went on to down Pittsburgh 4-1.
The Astros had been blanked through the first seven innings, but they roughed up Evan Meek (4-4) when he entered the game in the eighth. Angel Sanchez delivered a one-out single and Hunter Pence drew a walk before Lee hit an 0-1 pitch over the wall in left for his 15th homer of the year.
Consecutive singles by Geoff Blum, Chris Johnson and Brett Wallace accounted for a fourth run.
Wilton Lopez (4-0) gave up a hit during one relief inning to get the win and Brandon Lyon allowed two base runners without a run scoring in the ninth for his third save.
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Fri, 06/04/2010 - 03:35 by Pankaj Damin
Houston -- Carlos Lee's two-run, ninth-inning home run Thursday finished off a come-from-behind 6-4 Houston Astros win over the Washington Nationals.
Washington had taken a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth off Matt Lindstrom (2-1), who still came away with the win due to the rally in the bottom of the inning that beat Matt Capps (0-3).
Houston scored single runs each of the first three innings, with runs coming on a Lee single, Kevin Cash's first home run of the year in the second and Lance Berkman's sixth home run.
Washington kept close with runs in the fourth and sixth and grabbed its first lead in the ninth. Willie Harris tripled in one run and scored for a 4-3 Nationals lead when Cristian Guzman singled.
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Fri, 08/21/2009 - 10:28 by preet_20
Houston, Aug. 20: Carlos Lee put Houston in front with a two-run homer in the fourth Thursday and the Astros held Florida to four hits in downing the Marlins 4-1.
It was the first time in 16 games Florida had not recorded at least 10 hits. Their streak of 15 such games equaled the longest in the history of the major leagues, allowing them to share the all-time record with the 1929 New York Giants and 1937 St. Louis Browns.
The four Florida hits were allowed by Wandy Rodriguez (12-7), who worked eight innings for the win. In 12 home starts this season, Rodriguez is 7-2.
Jose Valverde turned in a 1-2-3 ninth for his 18th save.
Florida held a 1-0 lead before Miguel Tejada opened the fourth with a single.
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Wed, 08/19/2009 - 10:20 by Jaspreet Virk
Houston, Aug. 18: Ricky Nolasco pitched a three-hitter Tuesday to pace the Florida Marlins to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros.
Nolasco (9-8) allowed two runs on two first-inning hits but gave up only one more hit in his third career complete game. Nolasco recorded 10 strikeouts, did not walk a batter and retired 23 consecutive batters until an infield single in the ninth.
Jeremy Hermida had three hits, including a home run, and two RBI for Florida, which has won eight of its last 10 games.
The Marlins, who also had home runs by Dan Uggla and Jorge Cantu, had 11 hits and have posted 10-plus hits in 14 consecutive games. The all-time record is 15 straight games, held by the 1937 St. Louis Browns.
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Tue, 07/28/2009 - 10:22 by surajdogra
Chicago, July 28: Alfonso Soriano hit a grand slam with none out in the bottom of the 13th Monday to give the Chicago Cubs a 5-1 win over Houston.
Derrek Lee led off the inning with a walk and went to third on a single by Aramis Ramirez. The Astros intentionally walked Milton Bradley to load the bases for Soriano, who deposited his 18th homer of the season over the center field fence.
Carlos Lee had given Houston a 1-0 lead in the second with a solo home. Derek Lee led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo homer to make it 1-1.
Derek Lee had two hits and scored twice, while Ramirez had three hits and scored once for the Cubs, who have won five straight games and nine out of 11.
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Wed, 07/22/2009 - 12:15 by surajdogra
Houston, July 22: A grand slam home run by Carlos Lee led the Houston Astros past the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6 Tuesday.
Hunter Pierce added a two-run shot and Miguel Tejada drove in three runs for Houston, who out-hit the Cardinals 11-8 and scored in double digits for the first time since May 13.
Mark DeRosa had two home runs for the Cardinals and Ryan Ludwick hit a three-run homer.
Houston jumped to a 10-1 lead by scoring five runs in the seventh, including four on Lee's grand slam off P.J. Walters.
St. Louis scored five of their own in the eighth with back-to-back home runs by Ludwick and DeRosa.
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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.
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Sat, 07/18/2009 - 13:55 by surajdogra
Los Angeles, July 18: Miguel Tejada and Ivan Rodriguez hit solo homers as part of a 16-hit attack Friday, leading the Houston Astros to an 8-1 whipping of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Astros have won three in a row and moved into a second-place tie in the National League Central with Milwaukee and the Chicago Cubs -- three games behind St. Louis.
Houston took control by scoring four times in the first after two were out. After Tejada homered off Chad Billingsley (8-5), Carlos Lee and Geoff Blum singled and Hunter Pence doubled both runners home -- and then scored on a single by Rodriguez.
Blum doubled home two more runs in the second and Rodriguez delivered his homer in the third.
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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.
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