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.
03/15/10 1:18 PM EST KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Tommy Manzella pulls an index card from his back pocket and scribbles a few notes. He wants to make sure he has it exactly right, so he goes over it once again with Yoshitaka Ono, the interpreter for Astros infielder Kaz Matsui. He spends a few minutes with [...]
03/14/10 4:45 PM EST KISSIMMEE, Fla. — With the start of the regular season a little more than three weeks away, Astros first baseman Lance Berkman remains hopeful he will be in the lineup when Houston faces Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants on Opening Day. Berkman, who underwent arthroscopic surgery Saturday to remove [...]
03/13/10 4:22 PM EST ASTROS 8, NATIONALS 7 at Kissimmee, Fla.Saturday, March 13 Astros at the plate: Shortstop Jeff Keppinger went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, and Pedro Feliz had three more hits to keep his scorching spring going. Jason Bourgeois began the game with a triple and scored. Edwin Maysonet drove in [...]
03/12/10 4:57 PM EST KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Lance Berkman, who will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Saturday, is still aiming to be in the starting lineup for the Astros when they face the Giants to begin the season April 5. Berkman will have surgery Saturday morning at Florida Hospital in Kissimmee to clean [...]
03/11/10 5:00 PM EST KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Rain showers couldn't keep Roy Oswalt off the mound. After the Astros had their Grapefruit League game against the Washington Nationals washed out Thursday in Viera, Fla., because of heavy rain, Oswalt threw 58 pitches during a three-inning simulated game on a back field at Osceola County Stadium. [...]
03/10/10 1:46 PM EST KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The life-altering events of the past 12 months haven't changed Michael Bourn much at all. That's not the way the oldest son of Raymond and Carrie Bourn was brought up. You take care of your business, stay grounded and everything else will take care of itself. "'Work hard, [...]
03/09/10 4:10 PM EST ASTROS 8, METS 4Port St. Lucie Fla. Tuesday, March 9 Astros at the plate: Home runs by former Met Kazuo Matsui and former Phillie Pedro Feliz accounted for three of Houston's runs. Matsui hit his with the bases empty. He also doubled and walked twice. Geoff Blum had four hits, two [...]
03/08/10 5:52 PM EST KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Right-hander Bud Norris became the last healthy Houston pitcher to make his first appearance in a Grapefruit League game this spring, throwing two innings in the Astros' 4-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Monday at Osceola County Stadium. Norris, who worked an inning in an intrasquad game [...]
03/07/10 4:00 PM EST LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Kevin Cash, a non-roster invitee who's trying to win one of the Astros' catching spots, and Babe Ruth had absolutely nothing in common prior to last season, other than being baseball players with four-letter last names. Ruth is one of the most recognizable names in sports, [...]
03/06/10 1:05 PM EST KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Astros right-hander Brandon Lyon admitted Saturday that his recovery from getting a cyst drained in his right shoulder has taken longer than he expected, but he continues to progress steadily and has no reason to believe he won't be ready to go by Opening Day. Lyon took another [...]