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The Houston Astros had Chad Billingsley on the ropes early and let him off. They left the bases loaded twice, including the eighth inning after scoring the tying run off closer Kenley Jansen, and A.J. Ellis made them pay dearly.

KTUL.com - Tulsa's Channel 8 - News, Weather & SportsAJ Ellis 3-run HR in 9th leads LA over Astros 6-3 A.J. Ellis hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.

There's probably nobody other than Bud Norris that the Houston Astros would want on the mound as they try to match their longest winning streak of 2012.

For the first 25 days of May, Norris has been the best pitcher in baseball without question.

Ian Kennedy lost his fifth straight on Friday night. That's one more defeat that he had all last season.

Lucas Harrell isn't going to win any strikeout titles, the way Clayton Kershaw did last season.

Astros outfielder Justin Maxwell makes a catch on a fly ball hit by the Dodgers' Tony Gwynn during the fifth inning.

J.D. Martinez went 3-for-4 with a run and three RBIs to help the Astros complete a three-game sweep of the Cubs at Minute Maid Park.

Liddi hit the first major league grand slam by an Italian-born player in half-century, Kevin Millwood threw six shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners took two of three from AL West-leading Texas with a 5-3 win over the Rangers on Wednesday.

Thousands of people lined the streets of Texas Avenue and University Drive early Thursday to watch the 17-story Plaza Hotel implode.

Recently the Astros have had a great deal of success when it comes to homegrown prospects.

Ryan Carter snapped a tie with 4:24 left, and the New Jersey Devils posted a 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers after blowing a three-goal lead in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night.

Houston starter Wandy Rodriguez didn't have his best stuff Wednesday night. The way the Chicago Cubs are playing lately, it was still good enough for a win.

The Astros capped a great homestand with a sweep of the Cubs on a 5-1 victory tonight.

If the Chicago Cubs want to avoid their ninth straight loss on Tuesday against the Houston Astros , they'll have some work to do.

An intoxicated South Elgin man headed about five miles on Randall Road from Geneva to St.

For our minor league spotlight this week, I want to talk about one of the top pitching prospects in the system, but not in the way you might think.

Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.