Tue, 05/11/2010 - 23:10 by Inderjit Singh
New York -- Houston outfielder Michael Bourn was given a 2-game suspension for making contract with an umpire while arguing a call, baseball officials said Tuesday.
Bourn was suspended and fined an undisclosed amount for his action in a game last Saturday. He was called out on a close play at first and protested to umpire Alfonso Marquez.
During the argument, Bourn was ejected from the game and then bumped the umpire, an action he told the Houston Chronicle was "accidental."
The Astros said the disciplinary action would be appealed so Bourn won't serve the suspension unless the ruling is upheld through that process.
Bourn is hitting .284 with 15 runs scored and 11 stolen bases this season.
Copyright 2010 United Press International.
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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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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.
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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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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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Wed, 07/29/2009 - 10:54 by surajdogra
Chicago, July 28: Miguel Tejada had a home run and five RBI Tuesday to lead the Houston Astros to an 11-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Geoff Blum belted the go-ahead homer in the seventh, and Jeff Keppinger had four hits, three RBI and three runs for the Astros. Michael Bourn added three hits and three runs for Houston.
Houston's starting pitcher, Roy Oswalt, lasted just 1 2/3 innings before leaving with a lower back strain. Jeff Fulchino (4-3) gave up three runs in three innings, but got the win.
Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer for the Cubs, who lost for just the third time in 12 games.
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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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Mon, 07/20/2009 - 11:37 by surajdogra
Los Angeles, July 19: Matt Kemp's solo homer Sunday lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 win over Houston, averting a three-game sweep.
The homer, Kemp's 12th of the season, broke a 3-3 tie with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. Kemp finished with three hits and scored four runs, while Brad Ausmus had two hits and two RBI for the Dodgers, who scored just twice in the previous two games against the Astros.
Ramon Troncoso (4-0) got the win in relief. Dodgers' starter Hiroki Kuroda went five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with two walks and one strikeout.
Closer Jonathan Broxton earned his 22nd save.
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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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Fri, 07/03/2009 - 11:05 by preet_20
San Diego, July 2: Geoff Blum hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs Thursday, keying the Houston Astros' 7-2 rout of San Diego
The homer, Blum's second this season, gave Houston a 6-0 advantage with one out in the top of the fifth. He also hit a first-inning RBI single.
Lance Berkman had two hits and one RBI, while scoring three times. Carlos Lee had two hits and one RBI and Miguel Tejada and Michael Bourn added two hits apiece for the Astros, who have won six of their last eight games.
Winner Wandy Rodriguez (7-6) surrendered an earned run and seven hits in seven innings with two walks and five strikeouts.
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Wed, 07/01/2009 - 14:24 by preet_20
San Diego, July 1: Josh Banks and Heath Bell teamed up on the mound to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 win over the visiting Houston Astros Tuesday.
Banks (1-0) gave up three runs on five hits and struck out four in seven innings in his first start of the season. Bell notched his 22nd save despite giving up a pair of walks in the bottom of the ninth.
The win snapped a six-game losing streak to the Astros, who scored all their runs in the third inning. Miguel Tejada scored the speedy Michael Bourn from first on a double and then came home himself on Lance Berkman's 17th home run.
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