| Breaking News |  | Saturday, August 16th, 2008: Bad News for Houston, Pence Hurt
After the end of today's game between Houston and San Diego, Hunter Pence skipped the clubhouse and headed straight for the doctor's office. After he was removed from the game as a precaution after colliding with a player at a base, the Astros had their worst fears confirmed when it turned out to be more serious. The center fielder will miss at least one week with a fractured finger.
This year Pence has hit 19 home runs and posted a .281 batting average. |
 | Sunday, August 10th, 2008: Drew Tags Astros 5 Hits
Stephen Drew had an answer for everything the Houston Astros threw him today in the Arizona 15-4 triumph at Chase Field. He made good contact 5 times and 5 times he drilled the ball for a base hit.
The Arizona shortstop went 5 for 5 in the game to put his name in the record book.
Summing up his batting philosophy to SION writers after the game, Drew said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."
S. Drew doubled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, doubled in the 4th, hit a two-run single in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off J. Valverde in the 8th.
This year Drew is hitting at a .255 pace with 8 home runs and 43 RBIs. He has played in 105 games and scored 43 times. |
_Mets.jpg) | Saturday, July 26th, 2008: New York (N)'s Maine Stands Out in Shutout
John Maine of the New York (N) Mets spun his magic on the Houston Astros today. He blanked them 3-0 on 3 hits, registering 11 strikeouts and 1 walk.
"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Maine said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."
Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, the New York (N) skipper said, "We got solid pitching, good defense and we took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations. This was just a solid performance by everyone."
Maine in 2008 has fashioned a 10-8 mark, 3.48 ERA and thrown 132 innings in 20 starts. Opposing clubs are batting .238 against him.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | CF Hunter Pence | fractured finger | 4 days | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 39-80, .328 PCT | | Position in Division | 6th, 31.5 GB | | Record at home | 21-43, .328 PCT | | Record on the road | 18-37, .327 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 13-17, .433 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 14-21, .400 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 25-59, .298 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 1-9, .100 PCT | | Record in April | 7-15, .318 PCT | | Record in May | 10-18, .357 PCT | | Record in June | 12-15, .444 PCT | | Record in July | 7-18, .280 PCT | | Record in August | 3-14, .176 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .263 - 12th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .321 - 15th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .402 - 13th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .723 - 13th in NL | | Runs Scored | 540 - 12th in NL | | Hits | 1095 - 11th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 319 - 14th in NL | | Home Runs | 118 - 9th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 344 - 15th in NL | | Strikeouts | 821 - 6th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 100 - 3rd in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.96 - 16th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 6.57 - 16th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 5.11 - 16th in NL | | Runs allowed | 765 - 16th in NL | | Hits allowed | 1288 - 16th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .302 - 16th in NL | | BABIP | .337 - 15th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 153 - 14th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 452 - tied for 14th in NL | | Strikeouts | 748 - 14th in NL |
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