Pinch-hitter Greg Norton broke a seventh-inning tie with a bases-loaded single and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. With the game tied 2-2, Padres starter Randy Wolf was lifted after loading the bases in the seventh on Brian McCann’s double, Matt Diaz’s single and Mark Kotsay’s walk.
Posted: May 7th, 2008.
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Astros 12, Braves 11, 14 innings (AP)
His batting average didn't indicate that pitcher Jason Jennings was a threat as a hitter. He sounded like one, though. Jennings came through with a pinch-hit, two-out RBI single in the 14th inning to give Houston a 12-11 win over the Atlanta Braves o...
Berkman’s 3-run homer off Hoffman lifts Astros to first win (AP)
Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer off Trevor Hoffman with two outs in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros rallied for their first win of the season, 9-6 over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. With the Padres leading 6-5, Hoffman retired ...
Tejada lifts Astros past Giants (AP)
Miguel Tejada had three hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh, and Lance Berkman and Brad Ausmus homered to help the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Wednesday night. Pinch-hitter Jose Cruz Jr. led off the seventh with...
Matsui lead Astros over Padres (AP)
Kaz Matsui's two-run single in the eighth inning lifted the Houston Astros to an 11-7 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. Cy Young winner Jake Peavy allowed four earned runs, matching the total for his four previous starts combined. The P...
Matsui leads Astros over Padres (AP)
The Houston Astros expected Kaz Matsui to give the team a spark. They didn't expect him to do it so quickly, after missing most of spring training and the first 16 games with an injury. Matsui hit the go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning and ...
Norton’s pinch-hit single lifts Braves past Padres (AP)
Pinch-hitter Greg Norton broke a seventh-inning tie with a bases-loaded single and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. With the game tied 2-2, Padres starter Randy Wolf was lifted after loading the bases in the seventh on Brian McCann’s double, Matt Diaz’s single and Mark Kotsay’s walk.
Posted: May 7th, 2008.
Comments: none
Astros 12, Braves 11, 14 innings (AP)
His batting average didn't indicate that pitcher Jason Jennings was a threat as a hitter. He sounded like one, though. Jennings came through with a pinch-hit, two-out RBI single in the 14th inning to give Houston a 12-11 win over the Atlanta Braves o...
Berkman’s 3-run homer off Hoffman lifts Astros to first win (AP)
Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer off Trevor Hoffman with two outs in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros rallied for their first win of the season, 9-6 over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. With the Padres leading 6-5, Hoffman retired ...
Tejada lifts Astros past Giants (AP)
Miguel Tejada had three hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh, and Lance Berkman and Brad Ausmus homered to help the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Wednesday night. Pinch-hitter Jose Cruz Jr. led off the seventh with...
Matsui lead Astros over Padres (AP)
Kaz Matsui's two-run single in the eighth inning lifted the Houston Astros to an 11-7 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. Cy Young winner Jake Peavy allowed four earned runs, matching the total for his four previous starts combined. The P...
Matsui leads Astros over Padres (AP)
The Houston Astros expected Kaz Matsui to give the team a spark. They didn't expect him to do it so quickly, after missing most of spring training and the first 16 games with an injury. Matsui hit the go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning and ...