HOUSTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Darin Erstad hit a one-out home run in the ninth inning Friday, giving the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over Atlanta.
HOUSTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Ty Wigginton bashed a two-run home run, Jose Valverde earned his 37th save and Houston downed St. Louis 3-0 Sunday, extending its winning streak to five games.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Hunter Pence capped a four-run third inning with a three-run homer Thursday and the Houston Astros recorded a 7-4 win at Cincinnati.
HOUSTON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Darin Erstad's sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday gave the Houston Astros a come-from-behind 5-4 win over the New York Mets.
PITTSBURGH, July 9 (UPI) -- Hunter Pence drove in the go-ahead run with a groundout in the seventh Wednesday and Houston, despite blowing a four-run lead, downed Pittsburgh 6-4.
HOUSTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Jose Valverde cut off a Philadelphia comeback bid in the ninth Friday after being hit in the head by a line drive, giving Houston a 4-3 win over Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 15 (UPI) -- Pedro Feliz's RBI double capped a four-run ninth inning Tuesday and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Houston Astros 4-3.
SAN DIEGO, April 3 (UPI) -- A three-run homer in the ninth inning by Lance Berkman Wednesday lifted Houston to a 9-6 victory over San Diego.
NEW YORK, June 23 (UPI) -- Rookie pitchers Dontrelle Willis of Florida and Jose Valverde of Arizona were named co-National League Players of the Week Monday.
HOUSTON, June 19 (UPI) -- Jose Valverde finished a strong performance by Miguel Batista Thursday night and helped Arizona hold on for a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros.
