Cubs edge Astros 6-5 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Derrek Lee drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the NL East-leading Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Sunday.
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Pence powers Houston (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hunter Pence homered twice and had a career-high five RBIs, Wandy Rodriguez pitched six shutout innings and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 Friday for their third win in four games under interim manager Cecil Cooper.
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Astros top Cardinals on Albers’ pitching (AP via Yahoo! News)
Matt Albers pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Lance Berkman homered for the second consecutive game and the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Thursday.
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Astros’ Oswalt shuts down Cards 7-0 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thanks to Roy Oswalt, Cecil Cooper’s second game as the Houston Astros’ manager went much better than his first.
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Cardinals spoil Cooper’s Astros debut (AP via Yahoo! News)
So much for Cecil Cooper’s managerial debut with the Houston Astros. Chris Duncan shook off an August slump with a three-run homer and an RBI single to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night, ruining Cooper’s first game as Phil Garner’s successor.
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Ramirez homers to lead Cubs past Astros (AP via Yahoo! News)
Aramis Ramirez hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the sixth inning to help Jason Marquis get his 11th victory Saturday as the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 4-3.
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Offense on Oswalt’s mind as Astros prepare for Pirates (KCBD-TV Lubbock)
HOUSTON Roy Oswalt doesn’t show much emotion. The stoic Southerner almost never jumps up and down or yells. But ask the Houston Astros ace about the team’s revamped…
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10 questions for the 2007 Houston Astros (Galveston County Daily News)
1. Can the Houston Astros overtake the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals and win the National League Central?
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Astros’ new rotation an unknown factor (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
HOUSTON - The Houston Astros may have found the cure for an anemic offense with the addition of Carlos Lee. Now the question is how Houston’s drastically remodeled rotation will fare as the Astros look to rebound from missing the playoffs a season after their first World Series appearance.
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Wandy Rodriguez wins Astros’ No. 4 spot (Austin American-Statesman)
Former Round Rock Express pitcher still shaky. HOUSTON — Wandy Rodriguez had his best outing of spring training on Saturday, and then the Houston Astros said the left-hander will be their fourth starter.
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Baseball: Astros’ season hinging on the hypotheticals (San Antonio Express-News)
The Houston Astros’ chances at returning to the playoffs this season depend in part on the number 40, from a trio of 40-something players to two others reaching it as a statistical milestone.
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Defending champ Appleby, five others share lead at Houston (USA Today)
Jason Gore got a boost from the Rocket in the Houston Open. Wearing a black Houston Astros cap that Roger Clemens gave him, Gore shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to join a six-player logjam at the top. Defending champion Stuart Appleby, Bubba Watson, D.J. Brigman and Texans Bob Estes and Jeff Maggert also were 6 under after two rounds, and Hunter Mahan, Tommy Armour III and Tom Byrum were one shot …
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Astros 4, Royals 2 (KXAN 36 Austin)
HOUSTON Astros starter Woody Williams allowed three hits and two runs in four innings during Houston’s 4-2 win over Kansas City tonight.
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Jason Gore shares lead at Houston Open (AP via Yahoo! News)
Jason Gore got a boost from the Rocket in the Houston Open. Wearing a black Houston Astros cap that Roger Clemens gave him, Gore shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to join a six-player logjam at the top.
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6 tied for lead after 2nd round in Houston (San Francisco Chronicle)
Jason Gore got a boost from the Rocket in the Houston Open in Humble, Texas. Wearing a black Houston Astros cap that Roger Clemens gave him, Gore shot a 4-under 68 Friday to join a six-player logjam at the top. Defending champion Stuart Appleby,…
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