Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt was ejected in the third inning of Monday's game against Washington for arguing with home plate umpire Bill Hohn. With Houston trailing 4-1, Oswalt missed the strike zone with a 2-2 pitch to Josh Willingham. He looked toward the first base line and yelled something, though it was unclear if Oswalt was snapping at Hohn or chastising himself.

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Lance Berkman couldn't leave his favorite road ballpark without a big hit. The Cincinnati Reds gave him one too many chances to get one. Berkman had a two-run double in the 10th inning after hitting into two double plays and ending another threat with a groundout, and the Houston Astros salvaged the finale of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds with a 2-0 win Sunday.

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Ramon Hernandez went almost a year without hitting a home run. On the Cincinnati Reds lately, it's hard to not go yard. Hernandez tied his career high with four hits, and he and Jay Bruce each homered twice to propel the streaking Reds to a 12-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. "It's been a long time," said Hernandez, whose third-inning home run was his first since last…

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The third perfect game in a year was turned in by the best pitcher of his generation: Roy Halladay.

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Drew Sutton joined in a Cincinnati Reds power surge that's about as good as it gets. The Houston Astros? Never been worse, not even when they were the Colt .45's. Sutton hit his first grand slam, part of an emphatic three-homer game by a hot-as-it-gets offense, and Sam LeCure went six innings to win his big-league debut, 15-6 over the historically bad Astros on Friday night.

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Sam LeCure didn't have to worry about run support in his first career start.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers, whose starting rotation has an ERA of 4.20, have inquired about trading for Houston…

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Houston's Matt Lindstrom had been perfect in save opportunities this season, but the Milwaukee Brewers forced him to extra innings and snapped that streak. Rickie Weeks walked with the bases loaded to force in the winning run in the 10th inning to give the Brewers a comeback 4-3 victory over the Astros on Thursday.

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Houston Astros right-hander Bud Norris will skip his next scheduled start because of biceps tendinitis. The team announced before its game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday that Norris will miss his start Saturday in Cincinnati. Norris had complained to Astros head trainer Nate Lucero that his right shoulder was sore.

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The Dodgers have reportedly inquired about two of the top starting pitchers that could be available in this…

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