[adrotate banner=”42″] On June 17 2009 — Ivan Rodriguez catches the 2,227th game of his career, breaking Carlton Fisk’s record, in Houston’s 5 – 4, 10-inning loss to his former team, the...
after toiling around the .500 mark with a 33-33 record on June 17, went on to finish the year at a 59-36 (.621) clip to edge the Cardinals for the division title...
Richard Hidalgo 's sacrifice fly in the eighth chases home Jeff Bagwell for a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers at Enron Field. Nelson Cruz picks up the win in relief of...
In a wild 16-inning affair at Shea Stadium, the Astros outduel the Mets, 7-5. Brian Hunter 's double drives in Craig Shipley in the 12th to snap a 2-2 tie but Jose...
Ray Knight 's three-run shot and Phil Garner 's two-run blast in the seventh overcome a 5-1 Dodger lead en route to a 7-5 Houston triumph. Prior to the seventh, the Astros...
Minutes before the trade deadline expires, Houston ships closer Claude Raymond to Atlanta for pitcher Wade Blasingame . Less than 24 hours later, Raymond saves a 9-8 decision over the Astros. Jim...
Jim Wynn belts a solo shot off Dick Selma in the bottom of the eleventh to stun the Phillies, 1-0. Houston outlasts eventual Cy Young Award winner Steve Carlton, who blanked them...
The Astros suffer their only rainout at the Astrodome when local flooding forces them to cancel a game with the Pirates. The players arrive early but umpires and fans could not evade...
Jim Wynn drills three solo homers at the Dome to trip the Giants, 6-2. He is the only player to belt three homers at an Astrodome game until 1994. Bob Bolin and...
On Dusty Baker's 73rd birthday, Houston overpowers the Rangers, 9-2, boosted by a six-run first inning. Martin Maldonado homers and drives in three but the big headline came while he was behind...