Miguel Tejada News

Lance Berkman hit a grand slam as part of an eight-run seventh inning for Houston, which took a 12-4 win over San Francisco in the second of four games with the Giants.

HOUSTON A great day for Craig Biggio turned into a great big wait for Randy Johnson.

Everyone had counted the Astros out as playoff contenders this season -- everyone except Houston, that is.

Lance Berkman hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to help lift the Houston Astros to their eighth straight win with a 7-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.

Bring up Carlos Lee's name in the Astros' clubhouse, and the first word uttered is "clutch." Lee proved worthy of that label on Friday night at Great American Ball Park, when he launched a tie-breaking two-run ...

The Astros are not as good as the Cubs. They may not be as good as the Brewers or Cardinals, but they should easily outdistance the Pirates and Reds in the standings.

BBNAstros-Reds,0144 Tejada, Moehler lead Houston to 3-1 win over Reds Eds: APNewsNow.

Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer, Roy Oswalt once again shut down Cincinnati and the Houston Astros beat the reeling Reds 7-4 on Thursday night.

You can't blame Astros infielder Geoff Blum if he didn't sleep following Wednesday's game in anticipation of today's non-waiver trading deadline.

I'm sitting here at Wrigley Field appreciative that the team I cover plays its home games in a retractable-roof stadium.

From Daisuke was a BIT too much too much to ask for huh? After his very good start last week of I guess I was expecting that perhaps he had found the groove that eluded him.

Mark Loretta's pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth inning broke a tie and sent Houston over the New York Mets, 7-3, in the first installment of a three-game set from Minute Maid Park.

Just as GM Ed Wade said, Miguel Tejada wasn't moved at the trade deadline on Thursday.

Ever since Jed Lowrie took over at shortstop, the furor over the production out of shortstop immediately abated; Red Sox fans had their guy in place.

If Astros general manager Ed Wade is to be believed, the reports the Red Sox were interested in shortstop Miguel Tejada weren't true from the get-go. "I never talked to the Red Sox about him, and the Red Sox ...

New Astros pitcher Randy Wolf wasn't lights-out in his debut, but he didn't need to be, as his offense backed him up in a big way, led by Geoff Blum's two home runs.

Bronson Arroyo gave up two home runs, with a fifth-inning grand slam by Carlos Lee doing the Reds in for a 6-2 loss to the Astros on Tuesday night.

Astros general manager Ed Wade today put to rest any speculation of the immediate future of All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada, saying the club never had an interest or intention of trading him.

As Ron Brand X asks..."What's the record for consecutive years of falling OPS+?" I placed calls to several scouts, and the rumor is that the Red Sox have talked to the Astros, perhaps about Miguel Tejada.

So it turns out the Astros may be selling after all. Or are they? As you now know, the Red Sox and Tigers are perhaps interested in shortstop Miguel Tejada.