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MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Jordan Lyles is becoming one of the Astros' few bright spots this season. The 22-year-old recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts Wednesday during the Astros' 6-1 win against the Mariners and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Houston first baseman Chris Carter hit a go-ahead two-run double during the ninth inning Wednesday at Seattle and leads the Astros in home runs (13) and RBIs (35). But the 26-year-old...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH One of the few bright spots this season for the Astros has been No. 1 starter Bud Norris, who's just 5-6 but holds a team-leading 3.47 ERA and allowed three runs in seven innings Tuesday...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros' defensive lapses continued during the early part of the 4-0 loss to Seattle on Tuesday, when Houston committed errors in each of the first two innings to help push Seattle...

Part 3 : continues.... ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Washington Nationals Strasburg, Stephen RHP Stephen Strasburg (right lat muscle) threw a simulated game that went well. "Threw all my pitches," he said. "Velocity was...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Mariners 4, Astros 0 Mariners 4, Astros 0: Aaron Harang pitched a two-hitter for his second shutout in his last four starts while Raul Ibanez homered for the second straight night as host Seattle handed Houston its sixth...

The Sports Xchange By Scott Johnson, The Sports Xchange Mariners 4, Astros 0 SEATTLE - Seattle Mariners starter Aaron Harang recorded his second complete-game shutout in a span of 15 days Tuesday night, when he held the struggling Houston Astros to...

The Sports Xchange By Scott Johnson, The Sports Xchange Mariners' Harang shuts out Astros SEATTLE -- Having already hit the 100-pitch mark through eight innings, 35-year-old Seattle Mariners starter Aaron Harang needed only one sentence to convince his...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Right fielder Jimmy Paredes can't break out of his slump, no matter what the Astros do to change his outlook. Last Thursday, Paredes was bumped up to the No. 2 spot in the lineup. It...

The Sports Xchange By Scott Johnson, The Sports Xchange Mariners 3, Astros 2 SEATTLE -- Seattle Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma helped continue Houston's offensive struggles Monday night, and the Astros didn't help themselves with their play in the...

Luis Mendoza finally figured out what he needs to do to succeed at home. Mendoza pitched four-hit ball in matching zeros with Lucas Harrell for seven innings Sunday before Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer each had run-scoring singles off reliever Hector...