Fernando Rodriguez News

Friday marked four years to the day that a sandy-haired Texan debuted at Dodger Stadium .

The Astros had a rotten week, and this is reflected in the Fantasy Statistics. This happens on occasion throughout the long season, and conclusions should not be drawn based on a team-wide slump.

Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, left, dives to save the ball as Jordan Schafer steals third during the first inning.

With the winning run at second and two outs in the bottom of the 12th at soggy PNC Park, Harrison didn't pass up a first-pitch fastball from Fernando Rodriguez.

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Astros left fielder Travis Buck slides into the wall as fans pick off a potential fly ball catch during the top of the sixth inning of Wednesday's game against the Miami Marlins at Minute Maid Park.

The 2012 high school softball season came to a close far too quickly, but you don't have to tell... "It just seems that we're doing pretty well in whatever situations we're coming into," Astros relief pitcher Fernando Rodriguez said.

Astros starter Lucas Harrell allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings before handing it over to the bullpen, which shut out the Cardinals the rest of the way.

Matt Downs hit a two-run homer and Jed Lowrie had the go-ahead single in the eighth inning to propel the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the New York Mets on Monday night.

Jay Bruce isn't analyzing his career-best hot streak. He's too busy enjoying it.

Jay Bruce and Joey Votto make megabucks mainly because they can slug the baseball, and the Reds' multi-millionaire bashers earned their coin Sunday.

When it works, you're celebrated for being free from the tyranny of "the book." When it doesn't - when you enter two late high-leverage at-bats with your righthanded pitchers facing lefties and those lefties happen to provide the tying and winning hits - you're whatever the opposite of celebrated is.

Jay Bruce's fourth home run in four games lifted the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 comeback win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.