Archive for July, 2007
Padres 18, Astros 11 (AP)
The San Diego Padres had an offensive outburst that would’ve made Tony Gwynn smile on the day their all-time hits leader was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Mike Cameron and Adrian Gonzalez hit two-run homers during an 11-run first inning off Jason Jennings in the Padres’ 18-11 rout of the Astros on Sunday.
Posted: July 29th, 2007.
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Astros designate 3B Ensberg for assignment (PA SportsTicker)
Morgan Ensberg is the man who must make way for Ty Wigginton.
Posted: July 29th, 2007.
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Astros designate Ensberg for assignment (AP)
One day after acquiring Ty Wigginton in a trade with Tampa Bay, the Houston Astros designated struggling third baseman Morgan Ensberg for assignment on Sunday. Houston also recalled left-hander Mark McLemore on Sunday to fill the roster spot vacated when reliever Dan Wheeler was sent to the Devil Rays in Saturday’s trade.
Posted: July 29th, 2007.
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Devil Rays trade IF Wigginton to Astros for RHP Wheeler (PA SportsTicker)
After trading infielder Jorge Cantu to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent infielder Ty Wigginton to the Houston Astros for righthanded reliever Dan Wheeler.
Posted: July 28th, 2007.
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Astros get infielder Ty Wigginton from Devil Rays for reliever Dan Wheeler (AP)
The Houston Astros added some much-needed offense, trading reliever Dan Wheeler to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for infielder Ty Wigginton. Wigginton was hitting .275 with 16 homers and 49 RBIs. Last year, he had a career-high 24 homers and 79 RBIs. Wheeler took over as the Astros’ closer when Brad Lidge struggled earlier [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2007.
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Astros 3, Padres 1 (AP)
Carlos Lee homered for the third time in four games and Roy Oswalt outpitched Greg Maddux on Saturday to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres. Oswalt (10-6) matched a season high with 10 strikeouts, showing no ill effects from a strained chest muscle that forced him to miss [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2007.
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Oswalt strikes out 10 in 7 strong innings to help Astros beat Padres 3-1 (AP)
Carlos Lee homered for the third time in four games and Roy Oswalt outpitched Greg Maddux on Saturday to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres. Oswalt (10-6) matched a season high with 10 strikeouts, showing no ill effects from a strained chest muscle that forced him to miss [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2007.
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M’s knocking on doors for arms (Yahoo! Sports)
The Seattle Mariners are in on every available starting pitcher, and several pitchers who aren’t.
Posted: July 28th, 2007.
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Peavy records first win since June 19 with Padres’ 9-4 win over Astros (AP)
Jake Peavy is back to winning and all it took was a minor adjustment in his delivery. Peavy allowed a run in seven innings, Milton Bradley homered and Brian Giles had a season-high three RBIs in the San Diego Padres’ 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night. It was the first win for [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2007.
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Padres 9, Astros 4 (AP)
Milton Bradley homered and Brian Giles had a season-high three RBIs to back Jake Peavy in the San Diego Padres’ 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night. It was the first win for Peavy (10-5) since June 19 against Baltimore. He was 0-4 in his previous five starts. Peavy, whose 9.3 strikeouts per [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2007.
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