Mon, 09/28/2009 - 10:54 by shalini.bahadur
Houston, Sept. 27: Humberto Quintero hit a key solo homer Sunday, leading the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
His only hit gave Houston a 3-0 lead with two outs in the bottom of the fourth and provided the eventual game-winning run because Cincinnati closed to 3-2 in the sixth.
Winner Wandy Rodriguez (14-11) surrendered two runs and nine hits in six innings with one walk and nine strikeouts.
Closer Jose Valverde earned his 25th save with a scoreless ninth.
Cincinnati's Jonny Gomes and Ramon Hernandez had two hit and one RBI each.
Six others had one hit for the Reds, who had beaten the Astros nine straight times.
The losing pitcher was starter Johnny Cueto (10-11).
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Thu, 09/10/2009 - 11:41 by preet_20
Houston, Sept. 9: Miguel Tejada's two-run single with one out in the ninth inning Wednesday gave the Houston Astros a dramatic 2-1 decision over Atlanta.
Atlanta starter Tommy Hanson shut down Houston on five hits over eight innings but closer Rafael Soriano (1-5) labored over 20 pitches while giving up the lead.
After Michael Bourn struck out to open the ninth, Kazuo Matsui singled to right and went to third on Lance Berkman's double. Carlos Lee drew an intentional walk to load the bases and Tejada followed by stroking a 1-2 pitch into center.
Houston won for the fifth time in six games and Atlanta has lost six out of seven.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:49 by preet_20
Houston, Aug. 21: Roy Oswalt allowed three hits over seven innings Friday and teamed with two relievers in a shutout, bringing Houston a 1-0 decision over Arizona.
The Diamondbacks opened a 10-game, four-city trip by losing their sixth in a row.
Oswalt (7-4) ended a steak of four straight no-decisions with a 100-pitch effort.
He struck out two and did not walk a batter.
He gave up singles to Trent Oeltjen and Alex Romero to start the third, but escaped that trouble and then allowed only one other hit through the seventh.
LaTroy Hawkins worked a perfect eighth and Jose Valverde survived a two-out single in the ninth to grab his 19th save.
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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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Thu, 08/20/2009 - 10:05 by Jaspreet Virk
Houston, Aug. 20: Michael Bourn tripled in a run, scored twice and stole two bases Wednesday, boosting the Houston Astros to a 6-3 victory over Florida.
The Marlins wasted one scoring chance after another, eventually stranding 17 runners. They left the bases loaded three times and committed three errors that led to three unearned runs.
Florida had 11 hits, making it the 15th straight game the Marlins have had at least 10. That ties a major league record set in 1929 by the New York Giants and tied in 1937 by the St. Louis Browns.
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Sat, 08/08/2009 - 10:56 by preet_20
Houston, Aug. 7: Jason Michaels hit two home runs Friday, one of them a three-run blast in the sixth, powering Houston to a 6-3 victory over Milwaukee.
The Astros, trying to battle their way back into the National League Central chase, moved within one game of .500.
Bud Norris, called up from Class AAA Round Rock after the All-Star break, won his second major league start.
Norris (2-0), who was a sixth-round draft choice of the Astros three years ago, limited the Brewers to two runs on three hits over six innings. He struck out seven.
Jason Kendall gave Milwaukee a 2-1 lead with a two-run homer in the fifth, but Michaels and Miguel Tejada hit solo shots in the bottom half of the inning to put Houston back in front.
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Tue, 08/04/2009 - 10:49 by preet_20
Houston, Aug. 3: Kazuo Matsui hit a two-run homer Monday to pace the Houston Astros to a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Geoff Blum also homered for Houston and Carlos Lee was 3-for-4 with an RBI single.
Astros starter Mike Hampton (7-8) held the Giants to two runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings.
Jose Valverde allowed a run in the ninth, but earned his 13th save.
San Francisco starter Matt Cain (12-3) took the loss after allowing all four Houston runs in eight innings.
Ryan Garko had two hits, a walk and an RBI and Pablo Sandoval was 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Giants.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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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.
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Tue, 07/07/2009 - 10:05 by preet_20
Houston, July 6: Miguel Tejada had two doubles and two runs batted in Monday to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Mike Hampton (5-5) gave up one run on three hit and three walks in seven innings for the Astros. Jose Valverde allowed one hit and struck out the side in the ninth to earn his seventh save.
Geoff Blum tripled and drove in the other two runs for Houston.
Virgil Vasquez (1-2) gave up four runs on seven hits in six innings in the Pirates' third loss in a row and seventh in its last nine games.
Robinzon Diaz had two hits and the Pirates' lone RBI.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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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.
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Fri, 06/19/2009 - 12:00 by preet_20
Arlington, Texas June 18: Hunter Pence put Houston in front with an eighth-inning homer Thursday and the Astros overcame a three-run deficit to defeat Texas 5-3.
Houston salvaged the final contest of a three-game series and handed Alberto Arias his first victory of the season. Arias (1-0) faced only one batter in getting the third out of the seventh inning.
He was the pitcher of record when Pence hit the first pitch of the eighth inning over the wall in center for his 10th homer of the year. The blast came off Jason Jennings (2-2).
Houston produced another run in the inning on a two-out single by Humberto Quintero and a triple by Michael Bourn.
Jose Valverde worked the ninth for his third save.
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