Washington Nationals manager says he will interview for Houston Astros job

September 30th, 2009 Rodriguez, Astros end Reds' winning streak at 6HOUSTON — Wandy Rodriguez pitched six solid innings, Humberto Quintero homered and the Houston Astros beat Cincinnati 3-2 on Sunday to snap the Reds' six-game winning streak. Rodriguez (14-11) allowed two runs and nine hits.

July 21st, 2009 Astros beat Cardinals 3-2HOUSTON — Carlos Lee's three-run homer lifted the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

July 13th, 2009 Astros beat Nationals 5-0HOUSTON — Kaz Matsui's three-run homer led the Houston Astros to a 5-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Matsui's shot to the first row of the stands in right field near the bullpen came in the seventh inning and gave Houston a 4-0 lead.

July 12th, 2009 Nationals hit 3 straight homers against AstrosHOUSTON — Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham and Adam Dunn of the Washington Nationals have homered in consecutive at-bats in the sixth inning off Houston's Felipe Paulino. The back-to-back-to-back shots Saturday night were the first by the Nationals since the franchise relocated from Montreal in 2005.

July 12th, 2009 Nationals beat Astros 13-2HOUSTON — Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham and Adam Dunn homered in consecutive at-bats and the Washington Nationals set season highs for hits and runs in a 13-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. Washington's 21 hits were the team's most since the franchise relocated from Montreal in 2005.

July 11th, 2009 Oswalt leaves game with numbness in fingersHOUSTON — Astros ace Roy Oswalt left in the seventh inning of Friday night's game against Washington with numbness in two fingers on his pitching hand. Houston led 4-1 before Adam Dunn and Josh Willingham opened the inning with consecutive doubles.

July 11th, 2009 Oswalt leaves game with apparent right hand injuryHOUSTON — Astros ace Roy Oswalt has left his start in the seventh inning against Washington with an apparent injury to his right hand. Houston led 4-1 on Friday night before Adam Dunn and Josh Willingham opened the inning with consecutive doubles.

July 11th, 2009 Astros beat Nationals 6-5HOUSTON — Geoff Blum drove in Miguel Tejada with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros rallied after Roy Oswalt was injured to beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Friday night. Blum drove in the winning run in the Astros' last at-bat for the third time this season — he did it in consecutive games against the Chicago Cubs in June.

July 10th, 2009 Hanrahan wins for Nats in finish of suspended gameHOUSTON — An error by Miguel Tejada in the 11th inning made former Nationals reliever Joel Hanrahan a winner Thursday night as Washington beat the Houston Astros 11-10 in the completion of a suspended game. Hanrahan was traded by the Nationals on June 30 to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a deal for Nyjer Morgan, who scored the winning run Thursday.

July 10th, 2009 Astros 9, Nationals 4 E_I.Rodriguez (3). DP_Houston 1.

July 10th, 2009 Astros beat Nats 9-4 after dropping suspended gameHOUSTON — Lance Berkman's three-run homer was one of 16 hits used by the Houston Astros in a 9-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. The win came a few hours after the Astros lost the completion of a suspended game from May, 11-10 in 11 innings — a result that gave former Nationals reliever Joel Hanrahan the victory.

July 10th, 2009 Washington finishes May game with win over HoustonHOUSTON — An error by Miguel Tejada in the 11th inning made former Nationals reliever Joel Hanrahan a winner Thursday night in the completion of a suspended game as Washington beat the Houston Astros 11-10. Hanrahan was traded by the Nationals on June 30 to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a deal for Nyjer Morgan, who scored the winning run Thursday.

July 2nd, 2009 Astros claim INF Duran off waiversSAN DIEGO — The Houston Astros have claimed infielder German Duran off waivers from the Texas Rangers. Duran, who had an appendectomy on June 11 and was placed on the disabled list, was claimed by the Astros on Wednesday.

June 11th, 2009 1st round pick Storen signs with NationalsWASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals signed right-hander Drew Storen to a deal worth more than $1.5 million on Wednesday, a day after selecting him with the 10th pick in the draft. Storen was 7-1 with seven saves and a 3.80 ERA during his sophomore season at Stanford.

June 11th, 2009 Astros 2, Cubs 1One out when winning run scored. DP_Chicago 1, Houston 1.