Wandy Rodriguez News

The Astros and Rockies play a day-night doubleheader Monday at Coors Field and both teams plan to go with experienced starters in Game 1 then hope for the best in the second game.

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.

According to government data, the average American male stands 5'9" tall. The average MLB pitcher is considerably taller, at over 6'2". Yet, as with many things, there are notable exceptions to the rule.

The Astros open a three game series in L.A. tonight against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers.

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

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

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 Cubs' struggles have followed them on their six-game road trip as they look to avoid their third consecutive sweep when they close out a three-game set with the Astros on Wednesday.

Astros writer Steve Campbell put together the list of the top 50 Astros from the first 50 years of the franchise.

In the third installment of this random series, we're going to look at an interesting moment, this time from the pitching side.

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.

The games count and technically have an effect on a team's postseason aspirations, but the Lone Star Series since its inception in 2001 has had a novelty feel to it.

Adrian Beltre finished with two hits including a solo homer, drove in two and scored twice as Texas downed Houston, 4-1, in the opener of this three-game interleague set.

Houston fell to 17-22. Rangers starter Neftali Feliz was solid, allowing just one run on three hits over four-plus innings.

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, left, goes high for the catch as Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton steals second base in the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Houston.

Chris Snyder perfectly summarized this Lone Star series that starts tonight when he said it was time for the Astros young players to put on their big-boy pants .

There are always trade rumors swirling around big names in the MLB , and this year there are several players who should be traded before the deadline.

The Brewers return from Houston to Milwaukee to begin their interleague schedule against the Minnesota Twins tonight at 7:10p.m. CDT.

The Rangers and Astros have played each year since 2001, and they'll be seeing a lot more of each other next year when Houston becomes the fifth team in the American League West.