Dan Wheeler

Roy Oswalt threw a one-hitter and Hunter Pence hit a two-run home run to help the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Saturday night.  

Houston Astros minor leaguer Runelvys Hernandez was suspended 50 games Saturday after testing positive for an amphetamine.  

Houston Astros starting pitcher Roy Oswalt, right, is congratulated by teammate Lance Berkman after defeating the Colorado Rockies 2-0 during a baseball game in Denver, Saturday, Sept.  

Roy Oswalt threw a one-hitter and Hunter Pence hit a two-run home run to help the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Saturday night.  

Despite a recent winning streak, the Houston Astros still have significant ground to make up if they hope to make the playoffs.  

The Houston Astros have had to put together a pair of lengthy winning streaks to stay in the National League wild-card race, while the Colorado Rockies are still in the hunt due to a weak NL West.  

The Houston Astros have had to put together a pair of lengthy winning streaks to stay in the National League wild-card race, while the Colorado Rockies are still in the hunt due to a weak NL West.  

Clint Barmes homered and Ubaldo Jimenez pitched six-plus solid innings, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over the Houston Astros at Coors Field.  

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers picked up some left-handed batting insurance by signing veteran third baseman Mike Lamb on Friday. Lamb, who was designated for assignment by the Minnesota Twins on Aug. 25, was in uniform and in the dugout against the San Diego Padres Friday night. The 33-year...  

Having won two in a row over St. Louis for the first time this year, the Houston Astros will try to sweep the Cardinals for the first time since the 2006 season when the two clubs wrap up a three-game set this afternoon at Minute Maid Park.  

The scouting report for the Rockies next opponent, the Houston Astros  

MLB_GAME-20080904-08-1 MILWAUKEE -- Before Thursday night's game vs. the San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost was asked if it's easier for teams to come from "out of nowhere" and win in September, like the Colorado Rockies did last season en route to the National League pennant...  

Kyle Lohse was the St. Louis Cardinals' best pitcher in the first half of the season. It's been a different story since the All-Star break, however. Lohse will try to find his first-half touch tonight, when the Cardinals open up a three-game set with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park...  

Right-hander Aaron Harang will try to win consecutive starts for the first time this season tonight when the Cincinnati Reds close out a three-game midweek series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Harang, a 16-game winner in each of the last two seasons, has plummeted through a...  

It appears that Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano has recovered from a fatigued arm, as he is scheduled to pitch this evening in the second test of a three-game series versus the Houston Astros at Wrigley Field. Zambrano was scratched from his Sunday afternoon start against...