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Chris Capuano outdueled J.A. Happ in the rubber match of a three-game series, giving the Dodgers a 5-1 win over the Astros.

I'll be the first to admit, coming into the 2012 season, if someone were to have told me that the Houston Astros would be two games below .500 on May 27 I would have laughed.

Houston Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Laz Diaz; First, Mike Everitt; Second, Paul Schrieber; Third, Tim Welke; - Jordan Schafer struck out looking.

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.

Houston Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez attempts to bare hand the ball but fails during the eight inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Los Angeles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings and J.D. Martinez went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored as Houston wrapped up a three-game sweep of Chicago with a 5-1 win on Wednesday.

Starlin Castro #13 of the Chicago Cubs calls off the third baseman while making a catch against the Houston Astros on May 23, 2012 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve, top, goes high to avoid Chicago Cubs' David DeJesus who is out at second base in the first inning of a baseball game in Houston, Tuesday, May 22.

If you haven't heard Lance Berkman was injured on a fairly routine play, involving his right knee .

Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer . He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.

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

After seeing his third pitch of the night fly high for a home run, Chicago Cubs left-hander Travis Wood figured his night couldn't get any worse for him.

Houston Bottom 7th - Chris Snyder struck out looking. None on with one out and Jordan Schafer due up.