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Last night, Chris Coste found himself in the same place he was last October, but in a very different situation.

TIME temperature was 54 degrees, which was just another reason for Chris Coste to be wistful.

"More so than anything it could possibly be a confidence thing with him," Clark said of Towles.

One of the first things Chris Coste did when he was claimed off waivers by the Astros on July 11 was look at the remaining schedule and see when his new team faced his old team, the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Astros put on a power display Wednesday night, ripping five home runs at Great American Ball Park.

Originally published September 16, 2009 at 5:01 p.m., updated September 16, 2009 at 6:05 p.m. HOUSTON a ' The black catcher's mitt had his name on it.

Atlanta Braves' Yunel Escobar slides safely across home plate as Houston Astros catcher Chris Coste handles the throw from the outfield during the first inning in Houston on Thursday.

Atlanta Braves' Yunel Escobar, left, slides safely across home plate as Houston Astros catcher Chris Coste handles the throw from the outfield during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept.

As I mentioned yesterday, the Astros may have to get very creative to put a contender on the field in 2010.

Kaz Matsui's bases-loaded single drove in two runs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

When Chase Utley fouled a ball off his right foot in the third inning of Friday night's game, he reacted in characteristic fashion, telling no one how badly it hurt.

Philadelphia 2, Houston 3 Houston Bottom 7th - - Kazuo Matsui lined out to center to end the inning.

There are few things that make Astros catcher Chris Coste cringe more than when he hears someone heap praise on a catcher's defense based on having a strong arm, even though the catcher might not have very good hands and can't block balls.

This has been a frustrating season for Roy Oswalt, who has a career-high 14 no-decisions and has seen his team go from playoff contenders in late July to also-rans entering the final month of the season.

Cardinals baserunner Matt Holliday scores on a double as Astros catcher Chris Coste waits for the throw during the first inning Wednesday in St.

Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter did the almost unthinkable Thursday afternoon, walking in succession Houston catcher Chris Coste and pitcher Brian Moehler, even a worse hitter than Carpenter at .029, to load the bases with two out in the second inning.

General manager Ed Wade said there is no procedure scheduled, but there has been a discussion about the treatment Brocail and others have gone through.

While it's been a long, hot summer at the ballpark, it doesn't seem like it was too long ago the Houston Astros came to Corpus Christi to pay their Class AA affiliate a visit.