The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres by a score of 10-3 at home on Monday putting the Astros at 8-12 for the season. Both teams have been struggling to get wins this year but the Astros came out on top in the end on Monday night.
Lance Berkman hit his fifth home run of the year when he went deep in the first inning on a three run shot. Miguel Tejada hit a two run home run in the second inning and finished with three RBI. Hunter Pence, Carlos Lee, and Geoff Blum all got a RBI as well.
Roy Oswalt was the opening pitcher for the Astros throwing for seven innings and allowed six hits, three runs, and two walks. This win puts him at 2-3 for the year. The Astros brought in Tim Byrdak and Oscar Villarreal to pitch the last two innings of the game.
The Astros will go up against The Padres again tonight and then will go on the road to face the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
