Once again Carlos Lee came up big for the Houston Astros as he singled in the game winning run for the Astros in the ninth inning as they beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Lee scored Kaz Matsui with a single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Astros the win.  Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt both had one RBI in the game as well.   Berkman has now got a hit in eight straigh at bats tying a Astros club record.

Jose Valverde ended up getting the win as he pitched the ninth inning.  Valverde is now 4-1 on the season.  Astros starting pitcher Roy Oswalt got a no decision after tossing seven innings of six hit baseball.  Oswalt allowed three runs in the game which all came off the bat of Ryan Zimmerman.  Zimmerman took him him deep for a two run home run and also had a RBI single in the game.

With the win, the Astros improved to 18-16 on the season.

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Carlos Lee had a two run double in the eighth inning to give the Houston Astros the lead and finished with three RBI while Lance Berkman went 5-5 with one RBI and the Astros defeated the Washington Nationals 6-5.

Without Lee’s and Berkman’s at bats, the Astros would have more the likely lost to the Nationals who whit three home runs off of Astros pitchers.  Hunter Pence also had one RBI to help out the Astros who improved to 17-16 on the season.

Starting pitcher Shawn Chacon pitched seven inning and gave up eight hits and four runs to get the no decision.  Chacon did give up home runs to Nick Johnson and Aaron Boone.  Doug Brocail ended up getting the win after pitching one inning and even giving up a home run to Austin Kearns.  Jose Valverde pitched the ninth inning to get his seventh save of the season.  The pitching staff got very lucky as all three home runs by the Nationals were solo home runs.  The came would have been much different if any runners would have been on base.

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The Houston Astros put up six quick runs on the Arizona Diamondbacks as they won 6-4 on Tuesday night.  It was a good thing they got to Diamondbacks starting pitcher Edgar Gonzalez early, because Max Scherzer then came in to make hia major league debut and struckout seven batters over 4.1 innings.

Geoff Blum had three RBI to lead the Astros at the plate.  Blum had a bases loaded double that cleared the bases in the third inning.  Miguel Tejada, Carlos Lee, and J.R. Towles all had one RBI each for the Astros as well.  Tejada’s and Lee’s RBI’s came in the first inning while Towles had a RBI double in the third inning.

Starting pitcher Jack Cassel pitched 4.2 innings to get the no decision.  Cassel didn’t have his best stuff as he gave up four hits and three runs in his four plus innings of action.  Doug Brocail ended up getting his first win of the season as he pitched in relief.  Jose Valverde recorded his fifth save of the season when he shut the door on the Diamondbacks in the ninth inning.

Great win for the Astros, as they beat a red hot Diamondbacks team.  Lets see if they can do it again on Wednesday.

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The Houston Astros gave up four runs in the eigth inning to let the San Diego Padres back in the game, but then they quickly came right back and got those four runs back and went onto beat the Padres 11-7 on Tuesday night.

Kaz Matsui had a single in the eigth inning that scored the go ahead runs as he finished with two RBI on the night.  Miguel Tejada, Lance Berkman, and Hunter Pence all had two RBI as well.  Darin Erstad, Carlos Lee, and Geoff Blum all had one RBI.  Blum and Pence both hit long balls for the Astros.

On the mound for the Astros, Jose Valverde picked up the win to improve his record to 3-1 on the season.  It was nice to see Valverde not blow a game!  Brandon Backe had started the game and pitched seven innings while giving up four hits and three earned runs.  Doug Brocail sucked it up as he gave up four hits and four earned runs while only recording one out in relief of Backe.

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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.

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The Houston Astros got hammered by the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon by the score of 10-2.  The Astros fell behind 3-0 after the first inning and were already down 6-1 after the fourth inning.  Once a team gets in a big hole like that, it takes a lot out of them and they have a hard time coming back.  That is exactly what happened to the Astros against the Phillies.

Brandon Backe only lasted three innings as he gave up ten hits, six runs (five were earned), two walks and two strikeouts.  Oscar Villarreal and Jose Valverde both gave up two earned runs as well.  I don’t think Valverde’s head is in the right place as he has really sucked it up the last two games.

Miguel Tejada and Carlos Lee both went deep for the Astros.  Both home runs were solo shots and that was the only offense that the Astros could come up with.

** It was also mentioned that Miguel Tejada is actully 33 not 31 like most teams had thought.  ESPN.Com is reporting that they have seen his real birth certificate that states he is 33.  Tejada told the Astros the truth, that he really is a couple years older then he had told teams before.**

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The Houston Astros picked up a 2-1 victory of the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday evening.  It was a big win for the Astros who improved their record to 6-9 on the season.

Roy Oswalt pitched a great game as he pitched seven inning and only gave up five hits and one earned run.  Oswalt struck out four batters and walked two.

Wesley Wright pitched a scoreless eigth inning and Doug Brocail pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his first save of the season.

Michael Bourn and Carlos Lee both and one RBI for the Astros.  It was a slow night at the plate for the Astros, it was a good thing that Oswalt was on top of his game and held the Phillies to only one run.

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The Houston Astros pitching staff couldn’t hold down Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night as the Cardinals went on to win 6-4.

Pujols hit two homeruns off Astros pitching and also had a RBI single in the game.  All that came after he and Bradon Backe got into a heated argument about Pujols slide in the previous game.  I don’t think Pujols is the kind of guy that you want to piss off before a game!

Starting pitcher Chris Sampson has had flu-like symptoms all week and only lasted four innings took the loss for the Astros. He allowed six hits and three runs and said he was drained after those four innings.  Brian Moehler, Dave Borkowski, and Oscar Villarreal all pitched in relief and all gave up one earned run.

Michael Bourn, Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee, and Mark Loretta each had one RBI for the Astros.

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The Houston Astros had the St. Louis Cardinals right where they wanted them.  That was until Troy Glaus came to the plate in the 8th inning and hit a double that that scored two runs to give the Cardinals the 5-3 win.

Geoff Geary took the loss for the Astros as he gave up the Glaus double.  Starting pitcher Shawn Chacon pitched six innings and gave up three earned runs in the no decision.

Miguel Tejada had both RBI’s for the Astros. He doubled in the 3rd inning and scored Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee.  The Astros didn’t have much offense other then Tejada tonight.

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Miguel Tejada provided the final fireworks Monday night as he hit the game winning homerun to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3.  The Cardinals had just tied the game with three runs in the top of the 9th inning before Tejada took Kyle McClellan deep.

Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee, J.R. Towles, and Tejada all hit homeruns tonight.

Jose Valverde picked up the win, his second of the season. Starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez pitched 7.1 innings and only allowed three hits on the night.  He did a very good job and kept the Cardinals off balance the entire night.

With the exciting win, the Astros record is now 3-5.  Astros Blog