Roy O Throws a Gem!

Last night Roy Oswalt took the pitchers mound with a small split in a nail on his pitching hand. Because of the problem, he threw mostly fastballs, but he located them oh so well. He only gave up one hit, a sixth inning single, while completing the game. The Astros won, 2-0, on the strength of a two run homer by Hunter Pence. It was the Astros' ninth win in ten games!

On The Road Again

Starting another road trip with a nice win is a good way to keep the pressure on the Cubs, who are leading the Central Division. Of course, beating the Cardinals is always good, whenever it comes. The 'Stros got four runs in the first inning and breezed to an 8-2 victory. Tejada had a two run homer, Pence went five for five, lifitng his batting average to .311. Shawn Chacon had an effective game on the mound. All around, it was a good game for Houston.

The Puma Pounces!

The Big Puma, aka Lance Berkman, of the Houston Astros had a marvelous day at the plate in the game against the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday. And that came on a day when the Brewers pitcher was their ace, Ben Sheets. Sheets has a 4 & 0 record and his era is under 2.00. But Berkman went 4 for 5 with a homer, two doubles, an infield single and a walk. The Astros battled from behind to win in twelve innings, on a walk off home run by Hunter Pence. Of course, Berkman was on base at the time!

TURN AROUND

The Houston Astros began their homestand tonight against the Milwaukee Brewers as if they were sleep walking. The first batter hit a routine ground ball to second that was misplayed for an error. Two batters later there was a two run homer. The Astros did not have a base runner. The Brewers added two more in the fourth on some more poor defensive plays. Then Hunter Pence hit a two run homer to cut the lead in half. In the sixth Matsui got an infield single, followed by home runs by Miguel Tejada, Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee. Pence added another homer in the bottom of the eighth and the Astros walked away with a win!