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Astros trying to avoid 10th straight loss

May 30, 2007 - 3:59 PM Cincinnati (20-33) at Houston (21-30) 8:05 pm EDT

HOUSTON (Ticker) - The Houston Astros are getting dangerously close to matching their worst losing streak in franchise history.

The Astros will try to avoid their 10th straight loss when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the second game of a three-game series on Wednesday.

Houston has not dropped 10 in a row since August 1995, when the team went on to lose a franchise-record 11 games in a row from August 17-28.

Wandy Rodriguez (2-4, 4.45 ERA) will try to stop the bleeding for Houston and rebound from his last start in the process. The righthander allowed five runs in five innings in the Astros' 9-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Reds' starter Aaron Harang (5-2, 4.50) had a solid start spoiled on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The righthander allowed two runs in eight innings, but did not receive a decision as the teams went to extra innings tied 2-2. The Pirates scored eight runs in the 10th inning for a 10-4 win.

Matt Belisle pitched seven solid innings with a career-high eight strikeouts and Scott Hatteberg hit the deciding home run as the Reds posted a 2-1 victory over the Astros here on Tuesday.

Houston has been outscored, 68-17, during its current losing streak.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CINCINNATI 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 1
    HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 3 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CIN - AARON HARANG AND DAVID ROSS
    HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ, DAVE BORKOWSKI (6TH), CHAD
    QUALLS (8TH), BRAD LIDGE (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS, HUMBERTO
    QUINTERO (8TH)

    HOME R

    May 30 10:36 PM
  • 35
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Reds vs. AstrosMay 30 10:24 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED CRAIG BIGGIO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
    HOUSTON 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.315, 2-FOR-3, RBI)

    Reds vs. AstrosMay 30 10:23 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ADAM EVERETT SCORED CARLOS LEE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A EVERETT ON FIRST, H PENCE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
    HOUSTON 2 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: B AUSMUS (.235, 0-FOR-2)

    Reds vs. AstrosMay 30 10:04 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ALEX GONZALEZ SCORED NORRIS HOPPER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 0 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
    HOUSTON 1 END TOP, 6TH

    Reds vs. AstrosMay 30 9:45 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CARLOS LEE SCORED MORGAN ENSBERG.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C LEE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
    HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.355, 4 HR, 18 RBI)

    Reds vs. AstrosMay 30 8:28 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CINCINNATI 3 3 4 0
    HOUSTON 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
    HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.230, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
    M ENSBERG (.232, 5 HR, 14 RBI)
    L BERKMAN (.250, 5 HR, 24 RBI)

    Reds vs. AstrosMay 30 8:25 PM

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