Wandy Rodriguez pitches Astros to 3-2 victory, ending Reds’ winning streak at 6

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September 14th, 2009 Bruce returns from DL, leads Reds over Astros 3-1CINCINNATI — Pinch-hitter Jay Bruce hit a go-ahead single in his return from the disabled list and Brandon Phillips homered to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Monday night. Making his first appearance in more than two months, Bruce bounced a two-run single through the right side to give Cincinnati a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning.

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September 10th, 2009 Tejada's 2-run single in 9th leads AstrosHOUSTON — Miguel Tejada's two-run single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Houston Astros a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night. Kaz Matsui led off the ninth with a single and Lance Berkman doubled to left.

September 4th, 2009 Rodriguez leads Astros to 7-0 win over PhilliesHOUSTON — Wandy Rodriguez struck out seven in seven innings and drove in two runs with a double to lead the Houston Astros to a 7-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. Rodriguez (13-9) allowed seven hits without a walk to win his fifth straight home decision.

August 21st, 2009 Rodriguez shuts down Florida in Astros' 4-1 winHOUSTON — Wandy Rodriguez limited Florida's surging lineup to just four hits while pitching into the ninth inning, leading the Houston Astros to a 4-1 win over the Marlins on Thursday night. The Marlins' streak of 10-hit games ended at 15, the best stretch since the St.

August 4th, 2009 Oswalt's back still hurting after bullpen sessionHOUSTON — Astros ace Roy Oswalt will skip his next scheduled start because he still felt pain in his lower back after a bullpen session Monday. Forced to leave his previous outing because of an irritated disk, Oswalt was scheduled to start Tuesday night against San Francisco.

July 8th, 2009 Rodriguez leads Astros over Pirates 5-0HOUSTON — Wandy Rodriguez pitched a five-hitter and tied a career high by striking out 11, leading the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 Wednesday. The 30-year-old Rodriguez threw his second career complete game, having shut out the New York Mets two years ago.

July 5th, 2009 Giants 9, Astros 0LOB_Houston 5, San Francisco 7. 2B_Berkman (16), I.Rodriguez (10), Torres (3), Winn (22), B.Molina (15), Uribe (14).

June 27th, 2009 Tejada leads Houston over Detroit 5-4HOUSTON — Miguel Tejada had a double and drove in two runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-4 victory over Detroit on Friday night, snapping the Tigers' seven-game winning streak. Tejada doubled in the third inning for the Astros' first run and drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the eighth that followed Jeff Keppinger's bases-loaded walk that made it 4-4.

June 21st, 2009 Wandy Rodriguez stymies Twins in Astros' 4-1 winMINNEAPOLIS — Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings for his first win in more than a month and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Sunday. Rodriguez (6-6), who was 0-4 with a 6.93 ERA in his previous five starts, gave up only Michael Cuddyer's home run through the first six innings.

June 17th, 2009 Kinsler homers twice as Texas beats HoustonARLINGTON, Texas — Ian Kinsler homered twice and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Tuesday night, when Ivan Rodriguez matched the major league record for games caught. Rodriguez, who began his career at age 19 in 1991 and played 12 seasons in Texas, homered for the Astros.

June 11th, 2009 Blum delivers winner as Astros beat CubsHOUSTON — Geoff Blum singled in the winning run with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. The Cubs wasted a dominant start from Carlos Zambrano, who allowed a run on three hits through eight innings.

June 5th, 2009 Rockies avert sweep by beating AstrosHOUSTON — Garrett Atkins broke out of a slump with two home runs and the Colorado Rockies snapped a four-game losing skid with a 10-3 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Ryan Spilborghs and Brad Hawpe added solo homers and Jason Hammel pitched seven effective innings for the Rockies, who avoided a sweep and stopped Houston's four-game winning streak.

May 31st, 2009 Karstens pitches Pirates to 7-4 win over AstrosPITTSBURGH — Jeff Karstens pitched seven efficient innings to win for the first time in more than a month and the Pittsburgh Pirates roughed up Wandy Rodriguez, snapping a three-game skid with a 7-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Eric Hinske went 3 for 3 and reached base four times for the Pirates, who had lost six of eight.