Don’t feel too sorry for the young Astros. A slew of rookies is helping Houston’s future seem a bit brighter. Rookie Henry Sosa allowed two hits and struck out seven over six innings, Matt Downs got his league-leading 12th pinch-hit RBI and the Astros rallied for an 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
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The Pirates have coughed up two big innings against the Houston Astros this week, leaving them one win from being swept buy the worst team in the major leagues. Starter Charlie Morton and the rest of the Pirates watched the Astros score six runs in the sixth inning en route to an 8-2 win on Tuesday night.
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For Jason Castro, the Houston Astros’ presumed starting catcher heading into 2011, it’s now all about 2012. And so far, in his rehab from the massive right knee injuries that derailed his 2011 season before it started, all is going according to plan.
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Pittsburgh reliever Jason Grilli felt he wasn’t at his best Monday night, and it showed. Carlos Lee hit a tiebreaking three-run homer of in the seventh inning, Wandy Rodriguez struck out a career-high 13 and the Houston Astros rallied past the Pirates 7-4. Grilli (1-1) allowed two runs and walked one in 1 1-3 innings in a situation he normally thrives in.
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Nine innings and nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. David sets the Price at 14K: Aided by a stiff wind to center field that was adding never … Continue reading →
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Nine innings and nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. First to 20: While his manager defends his MVP chances to the hilt, Justin Verlander became baseball’s first … Continue reading →
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Brett Myers has put together several quality outings for the Houston Astros. Unfortunately there’s not a lot to show for it. Myers allowed one run and two hits during his seven innings Saturday night, but the San Francisco Giants rallied against Fernando Rodriguez in the 10th inning for a 2-1 victory.
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Nine innings and nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. Start of the season: According to a pitching metric known as Game Score, New York Mets starter Chris … Continue reading →
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J.A. Happ has no results to show for how far he has come after nearly three weeks in the minors. A new mindset and improved mechanics to mention a couple of things he took from his demotion. Happ (4-15) was the losing pitcher in Houston’s 2-1 defeat to the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, allowing a decisive two-run double to former Astros teammate Jeff Keppinger in the fifth after throwing…
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