Perez fans 14 to stop Astros
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Pittsburgh Pirates starter Oliver Perez tossed the most dominant game of his young career on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park, and he did it against baseball&#39;s hottest team.
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Think the Red Sox and Yankees staged high drama last night? Consider this: Twenty-three minutes after David Ortiz's single lifted the Red Sox past the Yankees in the 14th inning, Jeff Kent hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Astros a 3-0 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 ...
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St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros Play Game 7 of NL Championship Series to Decide World Series Berth. St. Louis Cardinals Jim Edmonds (15) is swarmed by teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the 12th
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The crowd in Houston was on its feet, beckoning the latest slugging surprise in the Astros&#39; vaunted offense to reemerge from the dugout.
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HOUSTON - The crowd was on its feet, beckoning the latest slugging surprise in the Houston Astrosâ vaunted offense to re-emerge from thedugout.
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Jeff Bagwell, Brad Ausmus, and Lance Berkman drove in two runs each and the Houston Astros shook off Pirates starter Oliver Perez's dominance in the opener, beating the Pirates, 9-2, for their 13th victory in 14 games and a doubleheader split last night in Pittsburgh.
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Willie Harris became the second player in Atlanta history with six hits in a game, going 6-for-6 with two triples and six RBIs to help the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-6 on Saturday night.
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Here&#39;s another baseball stat to go with your morning coffee and news that the St. Louis Cardinals have defeated the Houston Astros to advance to the World Series: In October, 613 fans logged onto the Astros
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Carlos Zambrano looked sharp after the All-Star game. The Houston Astros didn't. Zambrano allowed three hits in 6 2-3 scoreless innings and chipped in two singles, an RBI and a run scored Friday as the Cubs blanked the Astros 6-0 for their 13th win in 17 games.
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The Houston Astros not only tied the National League Championship Series with a 6-5 triumph yesterday over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Roy Oswalt combined with three   relievers for a five-hit shutout that helped the Houston Astros   maintain their late-season charge with 3-0 win against the   Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
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Because Josh Fogg didn&#39;t resemble Oliver Perez, the Houston Astros again look a team that&#39;s going to be hard to stop in September.
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Oliver Perez ended the Houston Astros' 12-game winning streak with the most dominating start of his short career, striking out 14 in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 3-1 victory Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Housto Astros&#39; Carlos Beltran celebrates his solo homerun in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta, Monday Oct. 11, 2004.
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Odalis Perez learned just how quickly things could unravel against the potent St. Louis Cardinals. After allowing Albert Pujols&#39; first-inning home run Tuesday, Perez held the Cardinals hitless until there were two outs in the third.
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The Houston Astros pushed closer to a playoff berth, winning their club-record 15th straight home game by beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, last night.
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Lance Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson in the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros rallied from a late three-run deficit for a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.