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.
CHICAGO — When the Astros arrived at Wrigley Field on Monday, they were a team on the rise and looking forward to facing the Cubs, who they were chasing in the National League Central division. They left wondering where the momentum had gone. The Cubs feasted on a Houston starting pitcher for the second day [...]
CHICAGO — By the time he met with reporters following Wednesday's blowout loss to the Cubs, Astros starter Mike Hampton certainly had enough time to ponder what went wrong. But the veteran left-hander wasn't in the mood to make any excuses. Making his first appearance at Wrigley Field since 2004, Hampton was rocked for eight [...]
CHICAGO — Astros manager Cecil Cooper called it perhaps his team's biggest win of the year, and considering all the things that went against Houston on Tuesday night, his words were certainly not an understatement. After losing starter Roy Oswalt in the second inning to a back strain and having to send reliever Wesley Wright [...]
CHICAGO — As the number of runners left stranded on base Monday night piled up at an alarming rate, the Astros' chances of stealing a win in the series opener against the Cubs diminished with each passing inning. The Cubs finally made the Astros pay for their struggles in clutch situations when Alfonso Soriano hit [...]
HOUSTON — The Astros were confident they would bounce back after taking a pounding the night before, and looked like they would be on their way to doing that by jumping out to a quick lead Sunday afternoon. However, the Mets had other ideas. Houston saw the Mets score eight unanswered runs and watched an [...]
HOUSTON — The Astros admitted they didn't know much about Mets starter Jon Niese going into Saturday night, and it clearly showed when they stepped into the batter's box. Niese stifled Houston's hitters through seven innings, spoiling the Astros' attempt at a season-high five straight victories, and the Mets rolled to a 10-3 win at [...]
HOUSTON — Two weeks ago, very few people, if any, around Houston knew who Chris Coste was. But after the past two games, the 36-year-old is becoming a fan favorite. In front of the second sellout crowd at Minute Maid Park this season, Coste came through in the clutch for the second game in a [...]
HOUSTON — The Astros placed first baseman Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left calf muscle and recalled infielder Edwin Maysonet from Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. The announcement by general manager Ed Wade came two days after Berkman underwent an MRI on his calf at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. [...]
HOUSTON — When the Astros went into the ninth inning Wednesday night trailing by a run and facing a closer who had blown only one save all season, they still had a belief they could pull off perhaps their most improbable win of the year. Considering the Astros can seemingly do no wrong these days, [...]
HOUSTON — Standing on third base while watching the ball sail over his head, Wandy Rodriguez had perhaps the best view of anyone inside Minute Maid Park of Carlos Lee's game-changing grand slam in the seventh inning Tuesday night. Rodriguez had already put the Astros in great position to win by throwing seven solid innings, [...]