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.
HOUSTON — During a pitching change in the seventh inning and with the Astros clinging to a one-run lead Monday night, left fielder Carlos Lee stood with young outfielders Michael Bourn and Hunter Pence and reminded them this was a game they couldn't afford to lose. "I said, 'To be a championship team, that's the [...]
LOS ANGELES — For the most part, the Astros weren't content to leave Dodger Stadium with a split of the four-game series against the team with the best record in baseball, and they had every reason not to be satisfied. The Astros squandered an early three-run lead and were victimized by two more errors by [...]
LOS ANGELES — Frustrated with how an otherwise good outing was coming undone in the sixth inning Saturday night, Astros pitcher Mike Hampton took the baseball from catcher Humberto Quintero and attempted to slam it into his glove. Hampton somehow missed his mark, and the ball went rolling toward the dugout to allow the Dodgers' [...]
LOS ANGELES — Roy Oswalt might as well have taken a lounge chair and his favorite drink to the pitcher's mound at Dodger Stadium. He might not enjoy an easier game this season. The Astros scored early and often against Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley on Friday night and pounded Los Angeles, 8-1, to move into [...]
LOS ANGELES — Coming off his only shutout of the season in his final start of the first half, left-hander Wandy Rodriguez was nearly as good in his first start of the season half of the season Thursday night against the Dodgers. Rodriguez threw six scoreless innings to lead the Astros past the Dodgers, 3-0, [...]
HOUSTON — You have probably heard this one before. The Astros get off to a slow start in April and May before clawing their way back to respectability at the All-Star break and putting themselves in position to contend in the National League Central division. It's a formula the Astros rode to the playoffs in [...]
ST. LOUIS — There's no record of Hunter Pence's All-Star Game experience in the box score of the American League's 4-3 victory on Tuesday night, but there's no question it left an indelible mark on the young Astros outfielder. The first-time All-Star was one of two National League position players — the Pirates' Freddy Sanchez [...]
ST. LOUIS — A private jet carried Miguel Tejada and Hunter Pence to the 80th MLB All-Star Game. It was, as you might imagine, a jet belonging to Tejada, the six-time All-Star who has established himself as one of the game's premier players. It did not, of course, belong to Pence, the wide-eyed Texan who [...]
HOUSTON — Coming off a meltdown on the mound on Saturday that saw Houston allow 13 runs and season-high 21 hits, the Astros didn't let it weigh on their minds for long, bouncing back with a valiant effort less than 24 hours later. Jose Valverde earned his 150th career save and Astros starter Brian Moehler [...]
HOUSTON — After the Astros reached .500 for the first time since the second game of the season on Friday, manager Cecil Cooper knew working to get over the mark would be even harder. His team found out just how hard it was on Saturday against the Washington Nationals. Michael Bourn ran wild, scoring two [...]