Berkman Hits 15th Homer, Astros Rally Past Giants

The Game of Baseball • Astros Pull Away Late To Beat Giants
Miguel Tejada singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh and Brad Ausmus added a two-run homer in the ninth as the Astros downed the Giants 6-3 at AT&T; Park. Tejada also had a run-scoring single in the first and Lance Berkman followed with his ...

The Astros Dugout • Slugger Brad Ausmus Cements Astros Victory Over Giants With Mighty 2 Run Blast
OK, so I exaggerated jusssssst a little bit. But not much because his homer traveled about 20′ further than Aaron Rowand’s. Besides, Brad is now up to 77 homers. Well, for his career, but if you’ve been a baseball player for 16 ...

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog • HOU Chronicle: Justice - Down 6? No sweat. Astros steam toward the improbable.
What if the Astros disappoint us? I mean, who can win anything with this kind of starting pitching? What can you win with offense, relief pitching and tons of heart and resolve? ... The Giants had a 6-0 lead with Tim Lincecum and his 1.61 ERA on the ...

The Astros Dugout • Berkman Barrys The Giants For Another Comeback Win
The Astros were down 6-0 after the third against the Giant’s ace Tim Lincecome. 4 of the 8 position players’ BA were just barely above or below the Mendoza line. Tejada sat out. And yet, the Astros had yet ANOTHER come from behind ...

The Game of Baseball • Astros Rally Past Giants
Lance Berkman smacked a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the ninth inning as the Astros rallied past the Giants 8-7 in the finale of a four-game series at AT&T; Park. Berkman knocked in three total for Houston, which overcame a six-run deficit to ...

Berkman's HR lifts Astros by Giants 8-7 (AP)
Lance Berkman splashed his major league-leading 15th home run into McCovey Cove, breaking a ninth-inning tie and helping the Houston Astros rally past the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Thursday.

Berkman blasts 9th-inning homer to down Giants
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Astros rally from 6 down to edge Giants (AP)
Lance Berkman is going to ride this hitting tear he's on as long as possible. Same goes for Houston manager Cecil Cooper, who continues to be amazed by his club's gutsy play. Berkman splashed his major league-leading 15th home run into McCovey ...

Local ads are no easy task
Sure, Lance Berkman is baseball’s hottest hitter and hit his 15th homer Thursday as the Astros beat the Giants to move into second place in the NL Central, but can he do a local ad? Glenn Davis, the Astros’ first baseman of my youth, ...

Astros defeat Giants, 8-7
Houston rallies from a 6-0 deficit to take three of four from San Francisco. > * Houston 8, at San Francisco 7: Lance Berkman splashed his major league-leading 15th home run into ...