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The Astros aren't as bad as the doomsayers said they would be, and they've done it with pitching.

The Astros have optioned Jordan Lyles after a poor start in which he gave up 6 earned runs in 5 innings pitched.

There's one guy that I want to highlight today, and that's Tyson Perez. Anytime you throw a complete game in 81 pitches , you deserve to get highlighted.

Placido Polanco hits his 2000th hit in the form of a 2 run home run as the Phillies beat Houston, 5-1. PHILADELPHIA Joe Blanton pitched seven-plus strong innings and Placido Polanco homered for his 2,000th career hit to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

Placido Polanco has enjoyed a highly productive career, a fact we were reminded of when he earned his 2,000 career hit on a two-run home run off David Carpenter in the Phillies 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday at Citizens Bank Park.

Hunter Pence's second home run of the game, a line-shot to left in the bottom of the 10th inning, sent Philadelphia over Houston by a 4-3 count to sweep a two-game series.

With the forecast clearing up for baseball today, the Astros made the long-speculated move, adding righthander Jordan Lyles to the roster to make the start against the Phillies and Cliff Lee.

Philadelphia Phillies' Freddy Galvis bunts out to third against the Houston Astros in the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 14, 2012, in Philadelphia.

It's Friday again Astros fans, and that means that it's time to check in on how the Astros pitchers performed over the past week.

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Omar Infante's bases-loaded two RBI single in the 12th inning lifted the Miami Marlins to a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.

Omar Infante hit a bases loaded, two-run single in the top of the 12th inning on Wednesday and the Marlins completed a historically successful road trip with a 5-3 win over the Astros.

Is there one major league that would make enough difference in the Astros' lineup to make them competitive -- even contenders -- in 2012? General Manager Jeff Luhnow indicated recently he's not in a hurry to trade away veterans like Wandy Rodriguez, Carlos Lee or Brett Myers.

Chris Johnson hit his first career grand slam, Bud Norris continued his dominance of the Cardinals and the Houston Astros beat St.

Chris Johnson belted his first career grand slam and the Houston Astros pounded the St.

St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter heads to the dugout after striking out against the Houston Astros in the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Houston.

Brett Myers visits with pitching coach Doug Brocail during spring training. Are his days in the brick red jersey numbered? For the last year or so, most onlookers believed Wandy Rodriguez was the Astros' most tradeable commodity.

Wandy started off kind of shaky - threw a ball, then the leadoff hitter hit a ball off the scoreboard - JD hasn't learned yet how to play that scoreboard - he jumped at it - bad jump, and ball bounced off the scoreboard and the runner foolishly decided to try for third and even JD managed to throw a decent throw to CJ to get the runner.

New York Mets' Chris Schwinden delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in Houston.

Houston Astros' Jordan Schafer steals second base as New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada, left, reaches for the tag and second baseman Daniel Murphy jumps out of the way in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in Houston.