Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt have had their share of problems in the Giants' pitcher-friendly waterfront ballpark, no matter the stadium's name. Something changed for both Astros stars Thursday night in a venue that has undergone two name changes in four years. Oswalt pitched 8 1-3 dominant innings and Berkman hit his NL-leading fifth and sixth homers of the season, leading Houston past San... |
Attorneys for the Houston Astros filed a lawsuit in state district court here Monday afternoon against Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., claiming breach of contract because the insurer denied the Astros' claim to recoup $15.6 million of injured first baseman Jeff Bagwell's $17 million contract. |
Moises Alou dresses across the clubhouse from a slugger in the 700 home run club. That didn't change how Alou celebrated the 300th homer of his career on a day Barry Bonds came close to hitting his first of the year and No. 709. "That's how amazing what he's done is -- 300 is a big number," Alou said, then joked that for his teammates, "when you have a guy with 700 on this team, it's not too... |
