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Houston took game 3 of a scheduled 4 against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday 6-3. The win gives them a 2-1 series lead and puts them back in the win column after dropping game 2. Houston has continued to rise above .500 and now have their record at 23-18 putting them in 3rd place [...]

The Astros took game 1 of a scheduled 3 against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in a 7-4 win. The bats were definitely hot in this one with Houston recording 5 homers on Brew Crew pitchers. The win gives the ‘Stros a 14-16 record and keeps them 4th place in the NL Central.
The bats were [...]

Houston lost the 3rd and final game of the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday 7-8. The loss brings the Astros record to 13-16 and has them in the middle of the NL central pack.
This loss wasn’t an ordinary loss though according to Manager Cecil Cooper who was very upset after Houston’s 16th loss [...]

The Astros evened the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at a game a piece with a 6-4 win. The win snaps the 3 game losing streak Houston was stuck on. They now have their record at 13-15 with the win over the NL Central leaders.
The offense had their way with Arizona pitchers in the early [...]

Houston lost on Monday in the 1st game of the scheduled 3 against the red hot Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-5. The loss is their 3rd straight and has seemingly negated the previous 6 game winning streak that brought them to .500. The Astros record is now 12-15 and they continue to slip away from NL central [...]

The Astros lost their 2nd game in a row against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday 5-1. The 5th inning is where the Cards took control when they put up 4 runs to take a 4-1 lead. The loss brings the ‘Stros record to 12-14 and leaves them in 4th place of the NL Central [...]

Houston had their 6 game winning streak come to an end against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. The Offense was shut down by Card’s starter Adam Wainwright. The loss puts them 1 game back from .500 leaving them at 12-13.
The offense never really got clicking and they only collected 5 hits. The only 2 [...]

The Astro’s continued their winning streak by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 in the 1st game of a 3 game set. The win is the ‘Stros 6th in a row and brings their record to 12-12 and puts them in 4th place in the NL Central.
The offense didn’t score any runs and were down [...]

The Astro’s took the 2nd and final game of the series against the Cincinnati Reds in a 5-3 victory. The win brings their record to 11-12 this season and leaves them just 1 game away from breaking into .500 territory. The W also brings them into 4th place in th NL Central above the Pittsburgh [...]

The offense stuck again against the Cincinnati Reds as the Astros pick up their 4th victory in a row. The win brings their record to 10-12 this season and brings them closer to being a contender in the NL central.
They tallied 14 hits in the game including 3 extra base hits. The most impressive part [...]

The Astros have won their 3rd game in a row as they took the 2nd and final game in the series against the San Diego Padres. The offense once again came through for Houston. The win brings their record to 9-12 this season.
The offense is beginning to show what people were expecting from them this [...]

Houston Opened up the 1st game of a 2 game stand with the San Diego Padres with a 10-3 victory. The offense looked the strongest it has all season. The win is the ‘Stros 2nd in a row and brings their record to 8-12 this season.
The bats produced 13 hits against Padre pitching including 4 [...]

Houston came to the ballpark ready to take a win from the Colorado Rockies and did just that in thrilling fashion. The win brings the Astro’s record to 7-12 this season but keeps them in the bottom of the NL Central.
The offense recorded 8 hits in the game including 1 extra base hit from Miguel [...]

Houston came to the ballpark looking to end their 2 game losing streak but came up a few runs short against the Rockies dropping the game 3-2. Kaz Matsui made his 2nd appearance of the season starting at 2nd base after coming back from his stint on the DL and his rehab appearances in Double [...]

Houston opened up the 1st game of a 3 game set against the Colorado Rockies in an 11-5 loss. Chris Sampson took the mound for the club and couldn’t muscle his way out of the 1st inning. The loss is the Astro’s 2nd in a row and brings their record to 6-11 so far this [...]

Houston had their struggles in this one giving up 16 hits in a 10-2 loss. Brandon Backe was given the start for the Astro’s and barley made it out of the 3rd inning. The loss drops their record to 6-10 this season and keeps them at the bottom of the NL Central.
The offense had their [...]

The Houston Astro’s came to the ballpark ready to get behind their Ace Roy Oswalt who hasn’t looked quite like himself as of late. He and his teammates knew that he would have to improve if they were going to string together some wins under his leadership. And, as the old saying goes, he stepped [...]

Houston Astro shortstop Miguel Tejada admitted earlier this week that he isn’t really the age he has claimed to be since making his MLB debut in 1997. Teams have believed that Tejada was born in 1976 when he was actually born 2 years earlier. The difference makes him 33 years old and not 31 as [...]

If only games went for 8 innings we would be talking about Houston’s 3rd win a row. But, as we all know, the bottom of the 9th must come. The Astro’s were leading 3-0 when closer Jose Valverde entered into the game to get the sure outs. Unknown to Valverde and the Astro’s was that [...]

I just want to give a quick run down of different injuries and update disabled list. Also give a status on guys who are struggling and guys who have started the season great.
Injuries:
3B Ty Wigginton: Wiggy was put on the 15-day DL as of April 11th retroactive to April 6th. The team finally decided that [...]

With Wandy Rodriguez on the mound Houston looked to bring their record to .500 on the season. They did just that with both strong performances from the pitching staff and the lineup. The ‘Stros came close to their first shutout of the season with a 5-1 victory over the Florida Marlins. The win is their [...]

The Astro’s dropped their 2nd game in a row at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday 6-4. The loss brings the ‘Stros record to 3-7 and puts them in last place in the NL central. Chris Sampson matched up against Braden Looper.
Houston only had 6 hits in the game but included were [...]

The scoreboard was flipped in game 2 of the series but not quite in the same thrilling fashion. The Astro’s lost the game 5-3 bringing their record to 3-6 so far this season. Shawn Chacon was given the start for Houston and he matched up against Brad Thompson.
They Houston offense put together 7 hits for [...]

The Astro’s opened up their home opener with a 3 game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Game 1 had Wandy Rodriguez facing Cards’ righty Todd Wellenmeyer. The game was tied at 3 into the bottom of the 9th until Houston newcomer Miguel Tejada hit a 2 run walk-off jack to take the [...]

Lance Berkman: He’s been complaining of a stiff neck the last couple of games. He didn’t play in the game on Sunday against the Cubs. He is said to come back on Monday when Houston opens up Minute Maid Park against the Red Birds. Keep an eye on him for now as a neck injury [...]

The pitching staff had an excellent game on Sunday in the final game against the Chicago Cubs. As good as Houston’s pitching was, Chicago’s was just a little bit better, especially Carlos Zambrano. If Houston could have got the bats going against Cub pitcher they might have had a chance to earn a win for [...]

The Astro’s had themselves a very rough night on Friday against the Chicago Cubs. The pitching was just terrible including Roy Oswalt who had a very poor performance in his second start. The loss brings Houston’s record to 2-4 so far in this young season. This would have been a great game if the pitching [...]

Houston opened up the first game of the series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field with a 4-3 victory. The win brings the ‘Stros record to 2-3 thus far into the season. There was little offense to show from either team but Houston put together a couple of 2 run innings to take the game
The [...]

The Astro’s finished the final game of the 4 game set on Thursday against the San Diego Padres. This one showcased another lackluster performance on the offensive side for Houston, but a surprisingly strong effort from pitchers. The loss brings Houston’s record to 1-3 so far this season.
I wish there was something really strong I [...]

The Astros finally showed the offensive spark that we have all been waiting for putting together 11 hits and a 4 run 9th inning to win the game. The W brings Houston’s record to 1-2 on the season. There is still one more game left to go in the series against the San Diego Padres [...]