The Houston Astros, based in Houston, Texas, participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Astros were founded as the Houston Colt .45's in 1962.
PITTSBURGH — Wandy Rodriguez's night didn't start well, and it wouldn't get too much better from there for the Astros. Rodriguez turned in his second subpar start, and the Astros lost for the eighth time in nine games after falling to the Pirates, 7-4, on Saturday night. Five days after allowing six runs on 10 [...]
PITTSBURGH — Miguel Tejada carries a 13-game hitting streak into Sunday afternoon's game against the Pirates. That's a season high for the team, but the shortstop isn't impressed. He'd rather get on a different kind of streak. "I don't really look for any hitting streak," Tejada said. "What I look for is a winning streak. [...]
PITTSBURGH — As a media member quipped to manager Cecil Cooper three hours before Saturday night's game against the Pirates, the Astros pulled off a dubious baserunning blunder "cycle" on Friday night at PNC Park. Houston had a runner thrown out at home plate, third and second, and in a rundown between first and second [...]
PITTSBURGH — Rookie Edwin Maysonet entered Friday night's game against the Pirates with only three career hits — none of the extra-base variety — and one RBI, and he had not been able to walk off the field as a member of the winning team. He was able to change all of that — emphatically. [...]
PITTSBURGH — As much as it felt good to get a win, the Astros could afford to get a little greedy. Holding a six-run lead in the final two innings, the Astros saw an opportunity to get a respected veteran something he hadn't had since the waning days of the Clinton administration. Brian Moehler (2-3) [...]
PITTSBURGH — The Astros weren't anticipating such a drastic measure in regard to Kazuo Matsui's strained right hamstring, but after four days of waiting, it was clear that only one option was viable. Matsui was placed on the 15-day disabled list after Friday night's 6-1 win over the Pirates. The move is retroactive to Tuesday, [...]
HOUSTON — A little over a week ago the Astros lost Arnie Murphy, a person who was adored and cheered by fans every day at Minute Maid Park. Murphy wasn't a former player or front office employee. He was simply a peanut vendor, whose attitude, personality and charity made every fan's experience at the ballpark [...]
CINCINNATI — The Astros extended their season-long losing streak to seven games on Wednesday with a game that had a familiar feel: ineffective starting pitching, questionable defense and an offense that was largely a no-show. As a result, the Astros lost, 6-1. Most baseball people casually look forward to days off, but in the Astros' [...]
CINCINNATI — Brandon Backe was officially activated from the disabled list on Wednesday, and he will be available out of the bullpen for Friday's opener in Pittsburgh. That's not to say that he will spend the rest of the season as a reliever, but there appears to be no room for him in a weekend [...]
CINCINNATI — Wesley Wright was disappointed, but not terribly shocked, when he was called into Astros manager Cecil Cooper's office Wednesday night and was informed he was headed to Triple-A Round Rock. "You can kind of see the writing on the wall," he said. "I was kind of the last guy on the totem pole [...]