J.A. Happ News

After having to overcome numerous injuries over the course of his career, the Los Angeles Dodgers ' Chris Capuano isn't taking his recent success for granted.

This weekend the Dodgers will face two new righties and a familiar lefty. First, the Astros will throw out Lucas Harrell and Bud Norris , finishing with J.A. Happ .

What a week it's been for Astros pitching. Both the starter's and the bullpen have really performed well over the last week.

Starlin Castro wonders how he'll look with a golden sombrero, after striking out four times.

The Astros used timely hitting and outstanding pitching to earn a 2-1 win over the Cubs Tuesday night.

Ricky Nolasco overcame a rough start, pitched six innings and even drove in the tiebreaking runs.

One of the most appealing features of sabermetrics is when it tells you that something that you believed really isn't true.

The Astros won their first meeting of the season against the Cubs on Monday, improving to 4-2 on their eight-game homestand and 14-10 overall at Minute Maid Park.

The Astros are at the quarter pole of the 2012 season and while 41 games doesn't a full season make, trends are certainly beginning to form.

Pitching matchups: The Cubs' Matt Garza vs. Bud Norris Monday; Travis Wood vs. J.A. Happ Tuesday; Jeff Samardzija vs.

A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player.

While Josh Hamilton was given most of Thursday off, the Houston Astros surely would not object if Ron Washington rested his slugger for the whole weekend.

Jed Lowrie unloaded on a two-run homer and J.A. Happ tossed six solid innings to lead Houston past Milwaukee in Thursday's series finale.

Dwight King scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to the brink of their first Stanley Cup final in 19 years with a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix... Ryan Palmer shot a bogey-free 6-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Byron Nelson Championship, a year ... (more)

The San Diego Padres still haven't been able to win three straight games this year, and Edison Volquez hasn't been able to win three consecutive starts since 2008.

Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer and J.A. Happ threw six sharp innings before three relievers completed the Houston Astros' 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.

The tipping point: The game was scoreless when the Brewers loaded the bases against Astros lefthander J.A. Happ with one out in the third inning.

To get there, though, the Brewers will need to beat J.A. Happ . Given their recent trend of struggling against unlikely starting pitchers, though, it's possible to imagine them not doing that.

The Milwaukee Brewers will travel south to take on the Houston Astros . This will be Milwaukee's second short series on the four-day road trip.

Maybe we'll play a baseball game today. A If so, here's somebody who knows something about the Astros to correct our ignorance.