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With two weeks left in the regular season there's a lot of excitement still to be found in major league baseball. Sunday night, Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs no-hit the Houston Astros, 5-0....

The Red Sox and Astros made an interesting little trade today. Our friends to the north acquired 26-year-old ex-Yankees right-hander Mark Melancon from the Astros in exchange for infielder Jed...

Wednesday’s speculation on Roy Oswalt proved to be the merest Hail Mary into the night after the stadium’s lights were turned out, as the Astros and Phillies have now come to terms on a deal;...

As Matthew Pouliot writes, the Yankees lose disproportionately to pitchers they’ve never seen before. YES also had this as a graphic during last night’s game. Including Josh Tomlin, 11 pitchers...

599 EH Craig Calcaterra has a fine post up about the lack of excitement regarding Alex Rodriguez’s imminent home run No. 600. Now, when you write a post talking about the general lack of...

It has been a good June for the Houston Astros. With a record of 17-34 (.333) through the end of May, the team seemed dead in the water. It probably still is, but the lifeless body is still...

George King reports in today’s New York Post that the Yankees have scouts prowling after Houston’s Lance Berkman in case that club (which is somehow 6-2 in June after a 9-20 May) decides that...

A toast to the Astros, baseball's best team ... at being the worst.

The Diamondbacks bats come alive against Houston for a 13 run outburst. Ryan Wheeler made his major league debut and went 1-4. The D'Backs beat the Astros 13-8 and avoid being swept by a very bad team for the first time this month.

Lyles optioned, mystery player to be called up by Astros. Will it be hot-hitting outfielder Fernando Martinez or bullpen reinforcement Aneury Rodriguez?