Sun, 01/24/2010 - 09:25 by harsheeb
Baltimore -- Veteran infielder Miguel Tejada, a free agent, rejoined the Baltimore Orioles Saturday by agreeing to a one-year contract.
Tejada, 35, is expected to take a physical in the next few days to finalize the deal.
He played for the Houston Astros the past two seasons after spending the previous four with Baltimore.
He was traded to the Astros following the 2007 season for five players, including current DH Luke Scott.
"It was just the best thing for our organization at the time," second baseman Brian Roberts said on the Orioles' Web site. "Now it's kind of 360 degrees, right back to where we were."
Tejada, normally a shortstop, likely will be Baltimore's third baseman next season.
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Fri, 10/02/2009 - 12:08 by harsheeb
Philadelphia, Oct. 1 -- Miguel Tejada drove in three runs Thursday, two of them with a sixth-inning homer, and the Houston Astros held on to defeat Philadelphia 5-3.
Tejada hit safely in his 18th straight game, helping give the Astros their second victory in their last 12 road games.
Felipe Paulino (3-11) gave up a run on six hits in five innings to pick up his first victory since June 27. He had been 0-7 in his last 10 starts.
Philadelphia remained stuck on 92 victories, one fewer than the Los Angeles Dodgers and one more than St. Louis. The top two teams will have home-field advantage in the opening round of the playoffs next week.
Cliff Lee (7-4) took the loss, surrendering four runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
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Tue, 09/29/2009 - 08:53 by harsheeb
Philadelphia, Sept. 28 -- Miguel Tejada had four hits, three runs and an RBI Monday to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-2 victory over Philadelphia.
Jeff Keppinger was 3-for-5 with two RBI and Carlos Lee had a two-run double for the Astros.
Yorman Bazardo (1-2), who previously had a 9.55 earned run average in eight games this season, gave up two runs on two hits in 5 2/3 innings in his first win since 2007.
Shane Victorino doubled, tripled and scored for the Phillies, whose magic number to clinch their third consecutive NL East crown remains at three.
Losing pitcher Cole Hamels (10-10) was charged with six runs and nine hits over 6 2/3 innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Fri, 09/11/2009 - 10:19 by preet_20
Houston, Sept. 10: Garret Anderson drove in a run in three different at bats Thursday and Atlanta battered starter Roy Oswalt to defeat Houston 9-7.
Oswalt (8-6) has recently suffered from a sore back and lasted only two innings while the Braves scored six runs on 10 hits. Of the six men Oswalt retired, five struck out.
Atlanta took a 6-1 lead through two innings and held on, thanks to a 16-hit attack.
Anderson had a sacrifice fly in the first and RBI singles in the second and fourth. Brian McCann added two RBI, one with a double in the second and another with a single in the fifth.
Derek Lowe (14-9) benefited from the early offense to get the win. He gave up five runs on nine hits and threw 102 pitches in 5 2/3 innings.
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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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Mon, 09/07/2009 - 03:28 by Salinder Kumar
Houston -- Miguel Tejada capped a three-run fifth with an RBI single Sunday, leading the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Carlos Lee's two-run single erased a 2-1 deficit before Tejada's run-scoring hit.
Lance Berkman had one RBI, Tejada had four hits and Michael Bourn two for the Astros, who have won the first three contests in the four-game holiday weekend series.
Winner Bud Norris (4-3) gave up two runs and six hits in six innings with no walks and six strikeouts.
Closer Jose Valverde pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his 21st save.
Philadelphia's runs scored on solo homers by Jimmy Rollins in the first, Ben
Francisco in the fourth, and Jayson Werth in the eighth.
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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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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:17 by preet_20
Miami, Aug. 11: Dan Uggla hit a bases-loaded two-out single in the bottom of the 11th Tuesday to give the Florida Marlins a 9-8 win over the Houston Astros.
Wesley Wright (2-2) started the 11th for Houston and walked the bases full.
Alberto Arias came on to face Uggla who drove in Chris Coghlan to end the game.
Brian Sanches (3-1) worked the top of the 11th to earn the win.
Uggla and Hanley Ramirez each had three hits and two RBI and John Baker drove in three runs with a pair of hits.
The Astros trailed by a run entering the ninth, but Leo Nunez gave up a one-out double to Miguel Tejada, who moved to third on a Carlos Lee base hit and scored on Geoff Blum's single.
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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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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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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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