Watch Chicago Cubs Vs Houston Astros Live Streaming Online TV Channel. RHP Bud Norris (5-8) will start for the Astros vs. Cubs RHP Casey Coleman (2-4) in the rubber match of a 3-game series today at 1:05 after a day off tomorrow, the host Astros Giants champion SF another set of 3 games
Let's recap last night: Brian Bogusevic is PH grand slam in the bottom of the ninth erased a 5-2 deficit to lift the Astros to a 6-5 go out victory over the Cubs last night. Bogusevic is first G. Career slam gave RHP Aneury Rodriguez (1-0) his first ML Win (1 IP, 0 R) ... RHP Brett Myers (7 IP, 4 ER) started the game for the Astros. Jimmy Paredes (2x4), JB Shuckers (2x4) and Clint Barmen (2x3) have hit several games.
What happened last night: Here are more notes about last night 6-5, winning again:
Bogusevic of g. Astros slam was the first walk-off PH g. Slam since Greg Zaun hit a 7-4 victory against 6/27/02 ARI, ATL, and 1 point because the Majors Brooks Conrad hit a 5/20/10 against CIN (source: Elias). Astros the last non-PH, a walk-off g. Slam was 6/28/07 Carlos Lee (3000 ° Biggio was hit game).
Last Prev Astros g. Slam was Carlos Lee, 7 / 25 at STL.
Is the eighth Astros Walk-off win of the season and their victory in their last 15 at-bat (the first appointment out of HR of the season).
VS. Cubbies: Cubs vs. Astros are 5-6 2-3 mark in 2011, Minute Maid Park. Houston 367-319 (.535) record against chronic hepatitis C is their fourth better than any NL club. It is 202-143 (.586) all-time at home vs. cubbies.
SPRINGER PRINTING WITH Ferenc: Astros Round 1 2011 by George Springer Choose Project will be in Houston on Friday for the press conference 16:15, Minute Maid Park. It will also take batting practice at a press conference after the Astros. Monday, Astros agree to the terms of the agreements Springer and RHP Jack Armstrong (3 rd floor). Springer (6-3, 200) was the 2011 Big East Player of the Year, while UConn, 66 games, hitting 0.343 in the Junior 12 hours and 77 RBI. Armstrong posted 2.65 ERA 17 games at Vanderbilt in the spring, and also launched for the Yarmouth-Dennis in the Cape Cod League this summer. Head Count: The Astros signed 35 of their draft choices, including their first 13 picks and 22 of their first 24 selections.
TRADE ended: Monday resumed Astros 19, AF Domingo Santana IHP as a player to be named later, on July 29 trade Hunter Pence. Right-handed part of Santana, who hit .269 with 29 doubles, four triples, seven HR and 32 RBI for Class A Lakewood, went to the Astros Class A club in Lexington. Santana (05/06, 200 lbs) was ranked by Baseball America as No. 9 prospect in the Phillies system of the 2011 season. The Astros also acquired RHP Jarred Cosart (21), 1B-Jonathan Singleton
(19) and RHP Josh Zeid (24) Trade.
JD Power and Associates: JD Martinez Rookie, T-4 of the NL in RBI in August with his 14th four HR, T-7 in the NL for the month.
RBI in August - NL
1. Jay Bruce - 17
2 C. Pena / D. Uggla - 15
3. JD Martinez - 14
4 Ryan Howard - 14
Standing: 21 years Altuve 2B Jose ranks third in the major leagues the batter among the recruits with an average of 0.317. (Min. 100 Pa) ... Altuve led all minor league baseball at-bats in 0389 when called on 7 / 19
Rookie BA (min. 100 PA)
1. Jesus Guzman - 0348
2 Desmond Jennings - 0337
2. Mike Carp - 0331
3. Jose Altuve - 0317
Down to the FARM: RHP Ross Seaton Double Corpus Christi was named Texas League Pitcher of health after sending 8/8-14 0.69 ERA (1ER/13IP) in his two starts allowed seven hits, two walks and 12 strikeouts . Corpus newly acquired RHP Paul Clemens, the Astros have received as part of ATL, Michael Brook scoreless innings trade hurled 7.0 Tuesday night in her 4-2 in Springfield, and is now banned in earned run in his three starts (19, IP 2) Hooks. In addition, Clemens has not earned run allowed in his last 28.1 innings, including the last two starts to double the Mississippi.
Double standard: The Astros are number 1 in the NL and fourth in MLB with 238 doubles.
SCHAEFER TO BEGIN REHAB: Jordan Schafer, who has been on the disabled list 15 days with injuries to the left middle finger together since July 20, is scheduled for a rehabilitation assignment today with Triple A Oklahoma City. If all goes well, he could join the Major League Astros
COL Club on Monday. Schafer was acquired from the ATL 7 / 31 under Michael Bourn trade.
Fernando Rodriguez Fernando bul has 2.05 ERA (5ER/22.0IP) over his last 21 outputs. LHH is a 9x50 (.180) off him.
Seventh Heaven: The Astros .268 avg. Filed in the seventh round or later No. 2 in the majors to BOS (0280) and is six points higher than the nearest club (STL-0, 263).
A melting pot of Houston currently has 14 players in the United States, three from Venezuela, Dominican Republic, 4, 2, Puerto Rico, one from Nicaragua and Panama, an active roster.
In the fast lane: The Astros have four players selected projects for selection in 2008 or later to advance to Major League Baseball catcher Jason Castro (2008), Jordan Lyles PD (2008), JB Shuck (2008) and JD Martínez (2009). The club also has three players called directly from
Double A Corpus Christi this season if José Paredes Altuve SI Jimmy and JD Martinez.
Youth Movement: Astros have 12 rookies to the current 25-man roster. The average age of the roster is 27.3. The 16 players are 27 or younger, 10 to 26 or younger and five are 23 or younger. The average age of the opening day roster in 2009 was 32.3.
Astros in the outfield: the ranks of Houston 5: ei NL with 25 assists this season, and since 2009, is among the three NL teams 86th Carlos Lee is tied for the NL lead in assists with 10 DE, although that make it all starts in 76 LF.
Old wives' tales: the Houston Astros will host the wives of the 22 annual black ties and Caps Gala Thursday, August 18 at Minute Maid Park at 18:00 and was chaired by Mary Catherine Melançon Barmes, the benefits of events of the Women's Center in Houston region (HAWC). Former President George HW and Barbara Bush serve as honorary chairmen of the Gala. Tickets for the gala start at $ 500. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 713-781-0053 or visit www.astros.com.
LOS NIGHT Astros: Houston Astros celebrates the Hispanic community and culture, when the team hosted the night in Los Astros at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. As part of the event, the first time in the history of the players uniforms featuring the team name in Spanish (Los Astros). In addition, Street Fest with food, games appearances, music player and will be held from 16:00 to 6:00 at KBR in the square next to Union Station is the S. Crawford, and the first 10,000 fans will receive in Los Astros T-shirt courtesy of Goya foods.
