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ASTROS NOTES: Ausmus in last season with team

Houston ChronicleCecil Cooper jokingly said he would start Brad Ausmus in today’s series finale at Miller Park so the Milwaukee Brewers would honor the veteran catcher.
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MINOR LEAGUE NOTEBOOK: Wade sees promise on farm

Houston ChronicleAstros general manager Ed Wade will conclude his nearly two-week tour of the club’s minor league affiliates in Troy, N.Y. (Tri-City) and Greeneville, Tenn., this week.
Houston Astros5 hours ago

Blum carries Astros to 5-2 win over Brewers

Houston ChronicleGeoff Blum's three-run, sixth-inning homer pushed the Astros to a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, cutting their deficit in the National League wild-card race to 7 ½ games.
Houston Astros5 hours ago

ASTROS NOTES: Wigginton shares weekly NL award

Houston ChronicleFor the second week in a row, the Astros' starting left fielder was the National League Player of the Week.
Houston Astros1 day ago

Astros stymied by Sabathia, Brewers in 9-3 loss

Houston ChronicleThe Astros had no answers for C.C. Sabathia, who threw his fifth complete game in nine starts as a Brewer and drove in two runs as Milwaukee cruised to a 9-3 victory.
Houston Astros1 day ago

Campbell: Biggio gives future No. 7s a role model

Houston ChronicleThe Astros retired Craig Biggio’s jersey, and 42,619 came to Minute Maid Park on Sunday to revel.
Houston Astros2 days ago

Oswalt pitches best game in years to beat D-Backs

Houston ChronicleAstros manager Cecil Cooper and first baseman Lance Berkman were in agreement on Roy Oswalt, calling his performance Sunday afternoon his best in at least a couple of years.
Houston Astros2 days ago

ASTROS NOTES: Loretta expects more playing time

Houston ChronicleMark Loretta figures to get some significant playing time in the next couple of weeks with Kaz Matsui on the disabled list for the third time this season.
Houston Astros2 days ago

Is Hall of Fame next stop for Astros' Biggio?

Houston ChronicleCraig Biggio retired at the end of the 2007 season after becoming the 27th player in history to reach 3,000 hits. His Hall of Fame-worthy résumé includes franchise records for seasons played, hits, at-bats, extra-base hits, doubles and runs.
Houston Astros2 days ago

Astros snap losing skid with 3-0 win over D-Backs

Houston ChronicleRoy Oswalt and Jose Valverde combined to throw a two-hit shutout as the Astros snapped a two-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon at Minute Maid Park.
Houston Astros2 days ago

Astros raise Biggio's No. 7 jersey to the rafters

Houston ChronicleCraig Biggio’s familiar No. 7 took its place alongside the jerseys of other Astros legends in the rafters high above Minute Maid Park when his number was retired before today’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Houston Astros2 days ago

Unofficial Scorer: Berkman, Oswalt to win numbers game

Houston ChronicleThe Astros built it, and here they come. A new retirement home, if you will, a 12-unit complex in right field to house the uniform numbers that live on in Astros history with never another name added to them.
Houston Astros3 days ago

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Houston Astros' Geoff Blum watches his three-run home run agains... (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
AP Photo/Darren Hauck

Houston Astros' Geoff Blum watches his three-run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports

Houston Astros starting pitcher Brian Moehler pitches to the Mil... (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
AP Photo/Darren Hauck

Houston Astros starting pitcher Brian Moehler pitches to the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports

Houston Astros' Humberto Quintero, right, tags out Milwaukee Bre... (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
AP Photo/Darren Hauck

Houston Astros' Humberto Quintero, right, tags out Milwaukee Brewers' Mike Cameron at home plate in the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports

Milwaukee Brewers' Gabe Kapler makes a diving catch on a ball hi... (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
AP Photo/Darren Hauck

Milwaukee Brewers' Gabe Kapler makes a diving catch on a ball hit by Houston Astros' Ty Wigginton in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports