The Eagle Sports (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Associated PressHOUSTON -- The surging Houston Astros are leaving Lance Berkman almost speechless.Berkman hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to ...
Red Hot Mama (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
The Astros won their 8th straight game last night, completing a 4-game sweep of the Giants. Lance Berkman provided the heroics, breaking a tie in the bottom of the 8th with a 2-run home run. The streak has sent Houston’s record to 3 games over .500 for the first time since the beginning of June. The team is [...]
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Lance Berkman hit a two-run homer offer reliever Alex Hinshaw in the eighth inning, and the Astros climbed to three games above .500 at 62-59 with a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Astros complete four-game sweep of GiantsPhoto WireSan Francisco Giants reliever Alex Hinshaw waits for a ball as Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada rounds the bases in the background on a Lance Berkman two-run home run in the eighth inning in a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008 in Houston. The Astros won 7-4 to sweep the Giants in the four game series. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)· | Regular...
MLB (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Berkman lifts Astros to sweep
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
According to Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt plans to make a recruiting pitch to Ben Sheets. Sheets will be a free agent after the season. Lance Berkman would love to see Sheets sign with the Astros as well. Pairing Sheets with Oswalt would certainly change the look of the Astros, who could slot Wandy Rodriguez at #3 or #4 and sign an additional free agent starter. As with...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | yesterday
As we move towards September, the team playoff push continues to progress as does the discussion of individual awards. In a chat for ESPN this week, Rob Neyer talked with fans and said that as of now he would pick David Wright as his choice for NL MVP. Today at Baseball Prospectus , Joe Sheehan disagrees. He states that Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols should win the award, followed by Hanley Ramirez , Lance...
MSNBC.com: Baseball (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
... make it 3-0.The Astros sent eight batters to the plate in the fourth inning and Miguel Tejada and Lance Berkman scored.Parra got in trouble again in the fifth, but escaped thanks to a perfect throw by Kapler from left field that nailed Mark Loretta at the plate to end the inning.Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez (7-6) allowed three runs — two earned — on three hits in 5 1-3 innings and...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
The Astros countered in the fourth inning, when Geoff Blum and Reggie Abercrombie validated third base coach Ed Romero's conservative approach. Miguel Tejada hit a one-out, infield single to the left side of the mound. Lance Berkman followed with a double to right field.
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
... to their time together on the American baseball team that won the gold medal at the 2000 Olympics. Lance Berkman also wants Sheets to know his presence would be appreciated in Houston. “I’d love to have him,” Berkman said of Sheets, who will start for the Brewers tonight against the Astros. The letter from the Reds to their fans: ======================================= CINCINNATI...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
The series between the Brewers and Astros features two of the top sluggers in the National League in Ryan Braun and Lance Berkman. A look at the top five in slugging percentage in the NL, entering play Monday:
The Eagle Sports (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
... hit Michael Bourn in the lower leg as he was squaring to bunt. Ty Wigginton then flied out before Lance Berkman struck out.Houston's Brian Moehler (9-4) extended his winning streak to five games by allowing one earned run on nine hits in 51/3 innings. The right-hander struck out four and walked one.to beat Milwaukee for the first time since Aug. 25, 2006. He was 0-3 in his last eight...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
... THE CASE FOR ALBERT PUJOLSOnce again, he's the best hitter in the National League. Period. Sure, Lance Berkman's enjoying a lovely season and Chipper Jones flirted with .400 for a few months. But Pujols has the best OPS (1.076) in the league and nobody's close to him. He also plays an outstanding first base and is one of the better baserunners in the league. THE CASE FOR CHASE UTLEYIf...
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Roy Oswalt pitched a one-hitter through eight innings as the Astros defeated the Diamondbacks 3-0. He walked two and struck out 10. Lance Berkman thought it was the best game he had seen from Roy in a while: "What a...
Redleg Nation (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
John Fay has the details on the Reds’ signing of first-round pick Yonder Alonso here, which is all fine and good, but did he have to remind us that the Reds selected Brandon Larson over Lance Berkman in the 1997 draft?
