St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros
A month ago everyone figured that the division race most likely to go right down to the wire would be the NL Central. No team had firmly taken control with three different teams holding first place at various times, and a fourth which came within a game of first. Four weeks later,...
Florida Marlins vs. Houston Astros
Someone was able to cool off the Florida Marlins—sort of. At 10 games out of the NL Central lead and nine games back in the wild-card, the Houston Astros (58-62) may just be playing out the string at this point, but they can relish the role of spoiler as they did with a 6-3 home...
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros
Injuries, infighting and inconsistent play has cost the Chicago Cubs from living up to their lofty expectations this season, but a recent hot streak and cold snap from the St. Louis Cardinals has allowed Chicago to climb into first place, ever so slightly. The Cubs (51-45) hold a...
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros
He received thunderous applause and a hearty ovation, but none of that could get his team a victory. The reaction Manny Ramirez received, in his return to Dodger Stadium after spending 50 days on the sidelines due to a suspension from performance enhancement drugs, is a microcosm...
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros
The Houston Astros finally got back to .500 for the first time since the first week of the season when they defeated MLBs worst team, the Washington Nationals in three of four games to conclude the first half of the season. To stay at, or to get over .500, the Houston Astros (44-44)...
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros
The Chicago Cubs continued their dominance over their division rival Houston Astros this year as they took the first of a three-game set in Houston on Tuesday night. The Cubs (29-26) offense has seemed to come around in the last two games as the team is finally starting to get hot...
Houston Astros vs. Milwaukee Brewers
The Houston Astros were able to cool off the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers, at least for a day, and will try to win the series in the finale on Thursday. Wandy Rodriguez is quickly becoming the staff ace on the Astros (17-20) as he showed in Wednesday’s 6-4 win. Now their old ace,...