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MLB: Washington 6, New York Mets 5

Sun, 07/04/2010 - 10:29 by Rakhi

Washington -- Ivan Rodriguez singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth Saturday and the Washington Nationals posted a 6-5 comeback win over the New York Mets.

Trailing 5-3 and facing Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez (2-2), the Nationals rallied for three runs to win it.

Cristian Guzman walked, Willie Harris singled and Ryan Zimmerman also coaxed a walk to load the bases with no outs. Adam Dunn then delivered a double to center field to produce a 5-5 tie.

The Mets intentionally walked Jose Willingham to get to Rodriguez, but the veteran catcher crossed up that strategy by singling to right, scoring Zimmerman for the Nationals' second win in three games against New York.

Nats' catcher Rodriguez placed on DL

Tue, 05/25/2010 - 07:49 by harsheeb

Washington -- Washington catcher Ivan Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a back strain, the Nationals said Monday.

Rodriguez, 38, injured his lower back while swinging at a pitch during the third inning of Saturday's game. He finished the at bat but was then was pulled from the game and didn't play Sunday.

Rodriguez is hitting .325, which leads all National League catchers. He has one home run and 16 runs batted in over 35 games.

The roster move means Rodriguez will miss the team's just-beginning 10-game road trip and also the expected June 4 major league debut of Washington phenom Stephen Strasburg, The Washington Post pointed out.

He would be eligible to come off the disabled list June 7.

Rangers get catcher Rodriguez from Astros

Wed, 08/19/2009 - 07:53 by Shruti Sharma

Arlington, Texas -- The Texas Rangers got catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Houston Astros Tuesday in exchange for two minor leaguers.

Rodriguez, 37, batted .251 with eight homers and 34 RBI in 93 games as Houston's starting catcher this year. He will be the backup catcher to Taylor Teagarden, with regular starter Jarrod Saltalamacchia sidelined with a shoulder injury.

"I'm going to move forward. It's a good trade," Rodriguez said. "I'm looking forward to going there and to do my best to try and help them win."

Rodriguez spent the first 12 seasons of his 19-year career in Texas, where he won the 1999 American League MVP after batting .332 with 35 homers and 113 RBI.

MLB: Houston 4, St. Louis 3

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:36 by surajdogra

Houston, July 22: Miguel Tejada singled home Jeff Keppinger from second with two out in the ninth Wednesday, rallying Houston to a 3-2 victory over St. Louis.

The Astros scored twice in the ninth to further tighten the race in the National League Central. The Cardinals had their division lead reduced to a half game over the Chicago Cubs, who recorded a 10-5 win over Philadelphia earlier in the day.

Houston is only one game behind the Cardinals and Milwaukee, despite losing Wednesday, is only 2 1/2 games off the lead.

Houston managed eight hits in eight innings against starter Chris Carpenter, but still faced a 3-2 deficit.

MLB: Houston 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

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.

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 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Mon, 05/18/2009 - 11:19 by Salinder Kumar

Chicago -- Houston's Ivan Rodriguez slugged the 300th home run of his major league career Sunday in a 6-5 Astros victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Rodriguez's homer was a two-run shot during a four-run fourth inning.

Lance Berkman had a double, RBI and scored a run, and Manuel Tejada added a run-scoring double for the Astros, who have won six of their last eight contests.

Winning pitcher Brian Moehler (1-2) worked five innings, allowing three runs and five hits.

Derrek Lee and Alfonso Soriano hit solo homers for the Cubs.

Rick Harden (4-2) took the loss for Chicago, which had won its five previous games. Harden gave up four runs and six hits in six innings.

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