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Astros 8, Brewers 3

Houston starter Bud Norris spoke to manager Brad Mills before the season about being more consistent and pitching deeper into games this year.

Cardinals 8, Astros 1

Adam Wainwright hasn't felt like himself this season in his return from elbow-ligament replacement surgery that cost him all of last year.

Brewers 6, Astros 5

Ryan Braun shared a comment with Ron Roenicke in the dugout that made the Milwaukee Brewers manager feel pretty good about his slugging left fielder.

Astros 5, Marlins 4

Beyond the left-field wall, in the direction of downtown, fireworks began going off with the Miami Marlins leading by two runs and two outs from victory.

Rockies 5, Astros 3

Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy uses pinch runner Eric Young to try and make things happen.

Rockies, Astros open their seasons Friday

The Houston Astros begin the Jim Crane era on Friday night against the Colorado Rockies, fielding a team filled with young players looking to bounce back from a season that was the franchise's worst.

Cubs 4, Astros 3(12)

The Cubs finally caught a break.

Astros 5, Phillies 1

Carlos Lee spoiled the Houston homecoming for Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence.

Pirates 5, Astros 4

Without a hit in the majors in almost five months, Jason Jaramillo took a simple approach when he came up as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of a tie game.

Brewers 4, Astros 0

The Milwaukee Brewers finally gave some run support to Shaun Marcum.

Marcum pitches one-hit ball for seven innings

The Milwaukee Brewers finally gave some run support to Shaun Marcum.

Rockies 7, Astros 6(10)

The Colorado Rockies know the odds are against them making another run at the playoffs. History and a strong homestand have them believing they can win the NL West.

Rockies 8, Astros 6

Seth Smith's tape-measure drive gave the Colorado Rockies something to talk about. Jonathan Herrera's homer gave them a victory.

Astros 6, Cubs 5

Pinch hitter Brian Bogusevic hit a grand slam in the ninth inning to propel the Houston Astros to 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night and break a season-long seven game losing streak.

Astros 5, Cardinals 3

Wandy Rodriguez took a while to find a groove.

Cubs 5, Astros 1

Randy Wells finally overcame a first inning jam to win his first game in over three months.

Astros 3, Nationals 2(11)

The Houston Astros aren't going to make too much out of winning two straight games for the first time in more than a month.

Astros 8, Pirates 2

The struggles the Houston Astros were facing finally reached the point where they needed a 75-minute team meeting to air things out.

Rangers 3, Astros 2

Ian Kinsler was upset in the third inning on Wednesday night after he was hit in the stomach by a pitch, but charged with a strike when the umpire ruled it a missed bunt attempt.

Astros 3, Pirates 2

An eighth-inning rally earned Wandy Rodriguez a well-deserved victory.