Baseball Historians

The Astros have been gutted as far as minor league talent is concerned.  Trades and some spotty drafting have done them in, but the Astros picked up a stud in the draft and there’s some light at the end of the tunnell.  Drew Sutton was the orga…

Houston finished off the 4 game series with the LA Dodgers dropping the last 3 games of the set. The lost the last game 5-2 bringing ending the series 1 games to 3 in the Dodgers favor. The ‘Stros now look at a 40-46 record this season and now sh…

Houston won the 2nd game of the scheduled 3 game series against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, 11-10. The series is now tied at 1 game a piece with the final game on Sunday to be played. The Astros now look at a record of 37-41 as they continue to wor…

The Astors opened up the first game of the scheduled 3 game series against the Boston Red Sox with a 6-1 loss. Houston now sits with a 36-41 record, just 1.5 games away from the last place Cincinnati Reds. The offense only collected 4 hits for the game…

The Houston Astros have decided to release pitcher Shawn Chacon, Just days after he and General Manager Ed Wade got into an altercation. He was suspended just 1 day ago for insubordination and will not pay the remaining $2 million dollars left on Chaco…

Houston won the final game of the scheduled 3 game series against the Texas Rangers, 7-2. The Astros won the set 2 games to 1 and have now won 2 series in a row during interleague play. They now look at a 37-42 record but continue to duke it out with t…

Houston won the final game of the 3 game set against the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2. The series victory is the first the ‘Stros can claim since the one over the Cubs on May 19-21. They now look at a record of 35-41 but still sit near the cellar of the N…

The Astros lost game 2 of a scheduled 3 game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. The Tampa win evens the series at a game a piece. Houston now looks at a 34-41 record as they have now gone 1-9 through their last 10 games. Houston had the gam…

Houston ended the 8 game losing streak that they were stuck on with a 4-3 victory over the surprising Tampa Bay Rays in game 1 of a scheduled 3 game set. The Astros now look at a 34-40 record but still sit in 5th place in the NL central.
The Astros had control of the entire [...]

Houston was swept again in back-to-back series but this time it was against the Baltimore Orioles. The 8th straight loss brings the ‘Stros record to a weak 33-40 as they continue to sit in 5th place and now are just .5 games away from being in dead last in the NL Central.
The offense actually came [...]

Houston lost the final game of the 3 game series against the New York Yankees in a huge way, 13-0. The loss is the Astros 5th in a row and they now sit in 5th place in the NL Central with a record of 33-37 after fighting to get above .500.
Not much to speak of [...]

The Astros got there chances at the Yankees new pitching prospect Joba Chamberlain but fell short losing to New York 2-1 on Friday. The loss is the ‘Stros 3rd in a row and they now have their record at 33-35 and continue to slide deeper into the NL Central.
Not much offensive productive for either team [...]

Houston lost the final game of the 3 game series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, 9-6. The loss is the Astros 2nd in a row and it gives the series to the Brewers 2 games to 1. They now look at a 33-34 record and weren’t able to make up any ground in the [...]

The Astros dropped the 2nd game of the scheduled 3 game series vs. the Brewers, 10-6. The loss brings the series to an even 1-1 tie. Houston now looks at a 33-33 record and continue to sit in the 4th place spot in the NL Central.
Both teams offensives came to play with the Brewers putting [...]

Houston won the 1st game of a scheduled 3 game series on Tueday against the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-1. The win gives the Astros a 33-32 record keeping them in 4th place in the NL Central now just .5 games back from the Brewers in 3rd.
The Best offensive game came from Lance Berkmam, which should come [...]

The Houston Astros matched up against the St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend and lost the series 2 games to 1. The Cardinals sit in 2nd place of the NL Central and have gone 6-4 over their last 10 games. The Astros on the other hand now sit in 4th place in the division and [...]

Houston lost the final game of the 3 game series on Thursday to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3. The loss is the 2nd in a row for the Astros as they drop the series 2 games to 1. They now look at a 31-30 record and still sit in 4th place in the NL Central.
The offense [...]

The Astros lost the 2nd game of a scheduled 3 game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, 5-2. The loss brings Houston’s record to 3-7 through the last 10 games. They now look at an overall record of 31-29 and sit in 4th place of the NL Central.
The offense didn’t really have their best [...]

Houston opened up the 1st game of a scheduled 3 game series with a 2-0 Tuesday night victory. The win ends the 5 game losing streak that the Astros have been stuck on. They now look at a 31-28 record and sit in 3rd place in the NL Central.
The Astro offense doubled the amount of [...]

Lance Berkman received recognition for his outstanding play for the Month of May getting the Player of the Month Award for the 2nd time in his career. In May he hit a ML best .471 with 9 homers, 11 doubles, and 22 RBI.
Currently he ranks in the top 3 in batting average, homers, and RBI, [...]

Houston lost their 3rd game in a row on Friday in game 1 against the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1. The Brew crew victory helps Milwaukee climb back into the NL Central race as they now sit just 2.5 games back from taking 3rd place from Houston. The loss gives the Astros a 30-26 record and keeps [...]

The Astros had another game where they couldn’t get the bats going which eventually led to the 3-2 loss against the St. Louis Cardinals. The loss gives the Cards the series against the Astros and also gives them stronger control of 2nd place in the NL Central. Houston now looks at a 30-25 record as [...]

The Astros had a hard time getting it together in game 2 against the St. Louis Cardinal on Wednesday and were hit with a 6-1 loss. The St. Louis victory evens the series at a game a piece and the teams will play the final game on Thursday night. The loss gives the Astros a [...]

Houston took game 1 against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday with a balanced attack that led to the 8-2 victory. The win brings the ‘Stros record to 30-23 and bumps them into 2nd place just 1.5 games behind the division leading Chicago Cubs.
Hunter Pence had the best game by far for the Astros going [...]

Houston lost the final game of the 4 game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday in a late inning blowout 15-6. The loss evens the series with the Phils at 2 games a piece. The Astros now look at a 29-23 record and still sit in 3rd place of the NL Central.
Carlos Lee had [...]

The Astros took a 2 games to 1 lead on Saturday against the Phillies in a 4-3 victory. The win gives Houston control of 3rd place in the Central division as they now lead the Brewers by 5 games, and leaves them just 1 game behind the leading Cubs. Houston is now 29-22 this season [...]

The Astros evened up the series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday with a 4-3 victory. The win ties the series at 2 games a piece and both teams will look forward to game 3 on Saturday. Houston is now 28-22 keeping them in the hunt for the NL Central.
Hunter Pence had a great game [...]

Houston lost game 1 of a scheduled 4 game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday with a final score of 7-5. The loss brings the Astros record to 27-22 and keeps them in 3rd place in the NL Central leaving them just 2 games back from 1st place.
 Both offenses had solid games as they [...]

Houston opened up interleague play with a 3 game series against their in-state rival Texas Rangers in the Battle for the Silver Boot. The Rangers won 2 out of the 3 games and take the battle for the Boot in what became a game of homers. The 1-2 record over the weekend brings the ‘Stros [...]

The Astro’s took game 4 to take the series against the San Francisco Giants in a 9th inning nail bitter that ended with a Lance Berkman homer into McCovey Cove. The win puts Houston on a 2 game winning streak and they have now won 11 of their last 13 games. Their record now stands [...]