Sun, 12/05/2010 - 08:32 by harsheeb
St. Louis -- Lance Berkman, traded by Houston to the New York Yankees in the middle of the 2010 season, signed a one-year contract Saturday with St. Louis.
Berkman will play in the outfield for the Cardinals after spending most of his recent seasons at first base. Superstar lugger Albert Pujols is a fixture at first base for St. Louis.
Berkman, 34, has played 871 games in the outfield during his 12-year career. He has been an All-Star five times and is fourth among active players in on-base percentage (.409).
"We are extremely excited to have added Lance to our club," St. Louis General Manager John Mozeliak said. "He's an impact player who not only helps solidify our everyday lineup, but he also brings a wealth experience to our team."
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Sun, 08/01/2010 - 00:44 by Prince damin
New York -- The New York Yankees confirmed Saturday they have acquired veteran Houston Astros slugger Lance Berkman and cash considerations in a trade.
Going to the Astros were pitcher Mark Melancon and minor league infielder Jimmy Paredes.
Berkman, 34, has spent his entire 12-year career with Houston. This season he is batting just .245 with 13 homers and 49 runs batted in through 85 games after beginning the year on the disabled list following arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
Berkman. a five-time All-Star, waived his his no-trade clause to accept the Yankees deal. He figures to be the Yanks' DH and possibly spell Mark Teixeira at first base.
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Sat, 07/31/2010 - 09:47 by Prince damin
New York -- The New York Yankees are set to announce the acquisition of first baseman Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros, the New York Post reported Friday.
Berkman gave his permission to the Astros to make the trade, the newspaper said. He has the right to reject a deal because he has 10 years of major league service and has been with the same team for the last five years.
Under baseball rules, a trade involving such a player cannot be announced until 24 hours after he has agreed to it. Berkman was not in the lineup Friday when the Astros hosted Milwaukee.
Although Berkman has spent much of his career at first base, he would likely become a designated hitter for the Yankees since, they have Mark Teixeira playing first.
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Mon, 05/31/2010 - 09:33 by Pankaj Damin
Cincinnati -- Lance Berkman stroked a tie-breaking, two-run double in the 10th inning Sunday, handing the Houston Astros a 2-0 win over Cincinnati.
After being shut out over nine innings by Reds starter Mike Leake and four relievers, pinch-hitter Cory Sullivan and Michael Bourn each drew one-out walks from Micah Owings (3-1) in the 10th.
After Jeff Keppinger fouled out, Berkman lined a double into the right field corner, plating two runs and enabling the Houston to salvage one game of weekend series at Great American Park.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:11 by shalini.bahadur
Philadelphia, Sept. 29: Pedro Feliz hit Philadelphia's 11th grand slam of the season Tuesday in a 7-4 victory over the Houston Astros.
Feliz hit his second grand slam of the season and seventh of his career for the Phillies, whose magic number to win the NL East was reduced to one. With five games remaining, Philadelphia needs only one win or an Atlanta loss to clinch the division title.
Jayson Werth added a two-run homer, as the Phillies won for only the third time in eight games.
J.A. Happ (12-4) went 5 2/3 innings and yielded four runs on nine hits and one walk to become the team's first rookie since 1959 to win that many games.
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Sat, 09/12/2009 - 10:14 by harsheeb
Houston, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Lance Berkman opened the scoring with a solo homer and Carlos Lee finished it with a three-run shot Friday in Houston's 9-1 win over Pittsburgh.
Lee's big hit highlighted a six-run seventh inning that broke open a close game. It was his 24th homer of the season.
The Pirates lost their fourth straight and are 15 setbacks away from 100 for the season. Pittsburgh has lost 100 games just twice in the past 54 years.
Bud Norris (5-3) won his second straight start after losing three in a row.
He allowed a run on six hits and struck out seven in six innings.
Charlie Morton (3-8) gave up three runs on six hits in six innings to take the loss.
Pittsburgh's run came on a homer by Andy LaRoche in the fifth.
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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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Thu, 08/27/2009 - 11:56 by preet_20
St. Louis, Aug. 26: Joel Pineiro gave up two runs in eight innings Wednesday in carrying the St. Louis Cardinals to their fourth straight victory -- 3-2 over Houston.
The Cardinals have won each of Pineiro's last 10 starts and he is 7-0 with a 2.65 ERA during that span. He improved to 13-9 by allowing seven hits and striking out five Wednesday.
St. Louis took command with a three-run first, when Mark DeRosa contributed a two-run double.
After giving up two runs in the fourth, Pineiro allowed only two singles until being relieved in the ninth by Trever Miller. Miller retired leadoff batter Lance Berkman in the ninth and then gave way to Ryan Franklin.
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Wed, 08/26/2009 - 10:57 by preet_20
St. Louis, Aug. 25: Adam Wainwright allowed three hits over eight innings Tuesday and outdueled Wandy Rodriguez to bring the St. Louis Cardinals a 1-0 win over Houston.
The tremendous battle of high-quality pitchers saw the teams combine for just six hits.
St. Louis scored the only run of the game in the first on a single by Brendan Ryan and a double by Albert Pujols.
Wainwright (15-7) struck out five and did not allow a walk in pitching the Cardinals to their third straight win and their eighth victory in 10 games.
Rodriguez (12-8) allowed three hits and struck out six in seven innings.
Ryan Franklin walked Lance Berkman on four pitches with two out in the ninth before picking up his 33rd save.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:40 by preet_20
Miami, Aug. 12: Hunter Pence hit two three-run homers Wednesday and Houston produced 16 hits in its 14-6 win over Florida.
Lance Berkman celebrated his return from the disabled list Wednesday by driving in a run in each of the first two innings, and Houston went on to halt Florida's five-game winning streak.
The Marlins fell back into a second-place tie with streaking Atlanta, 4 1/2 games behind division-leading Philadelphia in the National League East.
Houston took early control with a five-run first. Three of the runs came on Pence's first homer and another when Berkman doubled home Michael Bourn. Berkman had missed 18 games due to a strain of his left calf.
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Fri, 07/10/2009 - 10:07 by preet_20
Houston, July 9: Houston took the lead with a pair of triples in the sixth Thursday and Lance Berkman added a three-run homer to help the Astros to a 9-4 win over Washington.
The teams played their regularly scheduled game after beginning the night by finishing a contest that had been suspended May 5. The Nationals won that game 11-10 with a run in the 11th inning.
Washington jumped to a 4-2 lead in the second contest, but Jeff Keppinger tied the game in the sixth with a two-run triple and then scored one out later on a triple by Michael Bourn. Tejada then drove in Bourn with a single to give the Astros a 6-4 advantage.
Berkman hit his 18th homer of the year in the eighth.
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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.
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