Wesley Wright News

In the comments to the last entry, Andy New wrote: Zachary, I really have no idea about Lyons and Feliz.

Say this for Ed Wade, when he lays out priorities, he goes after them. He recently said his focus closer, offense, 8th inning and bench.

We finish our series on possible players being traded with perhaps the most appealing Astro in the bunch.

Tommy Manzella could be rookie of the year next season. So could Chris Johnson. Bud Norris doesn't stand a chance.

In five starts, he's looking more and more like a serious candidate for the starting rotation next spring by compiling a 1.73 ERA with 12 walks and 33 strikeouts in 26 innings.

If his performance in the Dominican Winter League is any indication, Wesley Wright could have a future in the Astros' rotation.

The biggest story locally this week has probably been the Astros hiring of Brad Mills.

On this date 24 years ago, I married Karen Thompson. We had met 11 weeks earlier -- yes, 11 weeks -- at a concert and proceeded through a whirlwind romance that seems like only yesterday.

Houston 1, NY Mets 4 NY Mets Bottom 5th - - Pat Misch grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Moehler wasn't exactly sharp in the first, needing 6 pitches to K Stubbs, 6 pitches to get Janish to FO to Bourn, throwing 6 pitches to Votto before he golfed an inside sinker into the RF stands.

Barring disaster, the St. Louis Cardinals will clinch the NL Central title during their nine-game road trip.

Casey McGehee singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Astros 3-2 on Friday night, sending Houston to its fifth straight loss.

The Astros put on a power display Wednesday night, ripping five home runs at Great American Ball Park.

A game that featured seven solo homers in the first five innings came down to an infield single, a wild pitch - and the Cincinnati bullpen.

Astros manager Cecil Cooper fell firmly on the sword, saying he shouldn't have sent left-handed starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez back to the mound to start the seventh inning Monday night against the Reds.

Tommy Manzella collected his first major league hit in his first major league at-bat in the eighth inning Friday night.

Top of the seventh: Astros try to give the Phillies a run. With one out, Houston rightfielder Hunter Pence overruns a fly ball by Jimmy Rollins down the line.

Jim Deshaies is a former Astros' pitcher and now a television broadcaster for Fox Sports Houston.

Aaron Boone doesn't know if he'll start, pinch-run, pinch-hit or come in as a defensive replacement, and he really doesn't care.

Four days after Aaron Boone, Doug Brocail and Wesley Wright were activated from the disabled list when rosters were expanded, catcher J.R. Towles will become the Astros' first true September call-up today.