Houston Astros News

Berkman hits 15th homer, Astros rally past Giants (AP)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:25:28 +0000

Lance Berkman splashed his major league-leading 15th home run into McCovey Cove, breaking a ninth-inning tie and helping the Houston Astros rally past the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Thursday.

Tejada lifts Astros past Giants (AP)

Thu, 15 May 2008 06:26:32 +0000

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 a walk and was sacrificed to second. Tejada, who is scheduled to take his first day off this season on Thursday, then met Giants reliever Billy Sadler…

MLB owners expected to ratify new drug policy (AP)

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:01:25 +0000

Bud Selig expects owners to approved a toughened drug agreement when they meet Thursday. “We have no controversy. None. Zero,” the baseball commissioner said Wednesday as the two-day session began. Players and owners have until May 23 to ratify the drug agreement their negotiators signed off on last month.

Cain delivers on mound and with bat (AP)

Wed, 14 May 2008 05:54:25 +0000

Matt Cain provided his own insurance run and limited Lance Berkman to only a base hit. Cain hit a solo home run and earned his first victory in three starts, and the San Francisco Giants snapped the Houston Astros’ four-game winning streak 4-2 on Tuesday night. It was the fourth career homer and second this season for Cain (2-3), whose drive to left leading off the fifth put the Giants up 4-1.

Berkman’s stroke too much for Giants, Zito (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 06:14:28 +0000

For Barry Zito, a no-decision became a positive thing — a sign of progress. Lance Berkman is too much for any pitcher to handle right now. Hunter Pence hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh, Berkman had a tying two-run homer off Zito and the surging Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Monday night for their fourth straight victory.

Tejada happy to be back in Bay Area (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 01:47:59 +0000

Miguel Tejada returned to where he began his career, ready to face many of his former fans with a clear conscience. Last month, Houston’s star shortstop told the Astros he’s actually 33, two years older than what the Oakland Athletics and everybody else thought when he signed with the organization in 1993 to escape the poverty he grew up in back home in his native Dominican Republic.

Astros 1B Berkman named Player of Week (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:36:34 +0000

A number of multi-hit games earned Lance Berkman a second weekly award.

Berkman tearing it up (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 12 May 2008 22:35:00 +0000

AccuScore breaks down Astros first baseman Lance Berkman’s hot start to the season.

Baseball Power Poll: Florida teams surge into top 5 (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:56:26 +0000

Every week Sean Deveney looks at the action and ranks all the teams as he sees them.

Astros rally with 6-run 8th to beat Dodgers 8-5 (AP)

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:55:33 +0000

Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers before the Houston Astros broke out for seven hits and six runs in the eighth inning to pull out an 8-5 victory Sunday. Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee and Hunter Pence had RBI singles against reliever Jonathan Broxton (1-1), and Brad Ausmus added a two-run single against the right-hander as the Astros won for the eighth…