NL: HOUSTON (21-25) at ARIZONA (25-23) <h3>Astros' Rodriguez seeking third consecutive win</h3> Houston (21-25) at Arizona (25-23) 9:40 pm EDT PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Houston Astros pitcher Wandy Rodriguez wenta long time between wins, now he's going for his third win inas many starts. The lefthander will try to win three games in a row for thefirst time since April 15-26, 2006, when the Astros visit theArizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Before earning a win against the Diamondbacks on May 13,Rodriguez (2-3, 3.99 ERA) hadn't won a game in 18 appearances,dating to July 2. He followed up that effort with a win againstthe Texas Rangers on Saturday. However, Rodriguez is 0-2 with a6.74 ERA in three road starts this season. Arizona starter Micah Owings (2-1, 4.96 ERA) is coming off adisastrous start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.The 24-year-old righthander allowed a season-worst seven runs,six hits and four walks in just 2 2/3 innings. In his previousfive starts, Owings had posted a 3.18 ERA. The way the Diamondbacks offense has been producing, Owings willhave to be on his game. Arizona was shut out, 2-0, by theColorado Rockies on Wednesday and has not scored a run in 15consecutive innings. The Astros haven't been much better, losing four in a row andbeing outscored, 31-4 during that span.
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">HOUSTON AT ARIZONA -- LINEUPS HOUSTON ARIZONA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Craig Biggio 2B .237 3 16 Chris Young CF .268 6 18 Mike Lamb 3B .323 2 5 Conor Jackson 1B .241 2 9 Lance Berkman 1B .265 5 23 Orlando Hudson 2B .281 6 28 Carlos Lee LF .307 9 41 Eric Byrnes LF .290 6 22 Hunter Pence CF .341 4 16 Mark Reynolds 3B .393 1 6 Orlando Palmeiro RF .133 0 1 Carlos Quentin RF .200 3 14 Brad Ausmus C .250 0 5 Stephen Drew SS .230 1 14 Adam Everett SS .192 1 8 Chris Snyder C .222 2 8 Wandy Rodriguez LHP .188 0 0 Micah Owings RHP .222 0 2 (2-3, 3.99) (2-1, 4.96)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA WARMUPS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (2-3, 3.99) ARI - MICAH OWINGS (2-1, 4.96) UMPIRES: HP - PHIL CUZZI 1B - CHRIS GUCCIONE 2B - JERRY CRAWFORD 3B - BRIAN O'NORA WEATHER: 92 Degrees, clear WIND: 2 mph, in from right</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA STARTING BATS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ AND BRAD AUSMUS ARI - MICAH OWINGS AND CHRIS SNYDER DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.237, 3 HR, 16 RBI) M LAMB (.323, 2 HR, 5 RBI) L BERKMAN (.265, 5 HR, 23 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 0 0 2 0 ARIZONA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ ARI - MICAH OWINGS DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.268, 6 HR, 18 RBI) C JACKSON (.241, 2 HR, 9 RBI) O HUDSON (.281, 6 HR, 28 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 M Lamb 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 L Berkman 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 C Lee lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 H Pence cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .337 O Palmeiro rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A Everett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 4 0 2 0 1 2 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Pence 2. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: CS - C Biggio (2, 2nd base by M Owings/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .393 C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Snyder-S Drew). ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 0 -- 0 ARIZONA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era M Owings 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.81 WP - M Owings. Pitches-strikes: M Owings 24-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Owings 0-0. Batters faced: M Owings 5. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian O'Nora. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA CONFIRMED STARTERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ ARI - MICAH OWINGS</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE GROUND OUT BY ORLANDO HUDSON SCORED CHRIS YOUNG. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C JACKSON ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0 ARIZONA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.290, 6 HR, 22 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE TRIPLE BY ERIC BYRNES SCORED CONOR JACKSON. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E BYRNES ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0 ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.393, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MARK REYNOLDS SCORED ERIC BYRNES. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M REYNOLDS ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0 ARIZONA 3 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C QUENTIN (.200, 3 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY STEPHEN DREW SCORED MARK REYNOLDS. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, S DREW ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0 ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C SNYDER (.222, 2 HR, 8 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 0 0 2 0 ARIZONA 4 4 5 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ ARI - MICAH OWINGS DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: O PALMEIRO (.133, 0 HR, 1 RBI) B AUSMUS (.250, 0 HR, 5 RBI) A EVERETT (.192, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ARIZONA (4) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 M Lamb 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 L Berkman 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 C Lee lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 H Pence cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .337 O Palmeiro rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A Everett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 4 0 2 0 1 2 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Pence 2. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: CS - C Biggio (2, 2nd base by M Owings/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279 E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293 M Reynolds 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .414 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 S Drew ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 8 4 5 4 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (6, W Rodriguez); M Reynolds (3, W Rodriguez); S Drew (8, W Rodriguez). 3B - E Byrnes (4, W Rodriguez). RBI - O Hudson (29), E Byrnes (23), M Reynolds (7), S Drew (15). 2-out RBI - S Drew. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Snyder 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Snyder-S Drew). ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 0 -- 0 ARIZONA - 4 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez 1 5 4 4 0 1 0 4.62 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era M Owings 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.81 WP - M Owings. Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 24-14; M Owings 24-11. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 2-0; M Owings 0-0. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 8; M Owings 5. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian O'Nora. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY WANDY RODRIGUEZ SCORED ADAM EVERETT. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1 ARIZONA 4 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.241, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 0 1 1 4 0 ARIZONA 4 4 5 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ ARI - MICAH OWINGS DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M OWINGS (.222, 0 HR, 2 RBI) C YOUNG (.273, 1-FOR-1) C JACKSON (.248, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS ARIZONA (4) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 M Lamb 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 L Berkman 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 C Lee lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 H Pence cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .337 O Palmeiro rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 A Everett ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 W Rodriguez p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Totals 8 1 4 1 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - B Ausmus (9, M Owings). RBI - W Rodriguez (1). 2-out RBI - W Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Pence 2. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - C Biggio (2, 2nd base by M Owings/C Snyder), B Ausmus (1, 2nd base by M Owings/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 C Jackson 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279 E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293 M Reynolds 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .414 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 S Drew ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 8 4 5 4 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (6, W Rodriguez); M Reynolds (3, W Rodriguez); S Drew (8, W Rodriguez). 3B - E Byrnes (4, W Rodriguez). RBI - O Hudson (29), E Byrnes (23), M Reynolds (7), S Drew (15). 2-out RBI - S Drew. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Snyder 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Snyder-S Drew). ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 01 -- 1 ARIZONA - 4 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez 1 5 4 4 0 1 0 4.62 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era M Owings 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 4.93 WP - M Owings. HBP - A Everett (by M Owings). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 24-14; M Owings 36-20. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 2-0; M Owings 0-2. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 8; M Owings 10. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian O'Nora. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 0 1 1 4 0 ARIZONA 4 0 4 5 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ ARI - MICAH OWINGS DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LAMB (.318, 0-FOR-1) L BERKMAN (.265, 0-FOR-0, BB) C LEE (.311, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS ARIZONA (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 M Lamb 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 L Berkman 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265 C Lee lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 H Pence cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .337 O Palmeiro rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 A Everett ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 W Rodriguez p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Totals 8 1 4 1 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - B Ausmus (9, M Owings). RBI - W Rodriguez (1). 2-out RBI - W Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Pence 2. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - C Biggio (2, 2nd base by M Owings/C Snyder), B Ausmus (1, 2nd base by M Owings/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .271 C Jackson 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279 E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293 M Reynolds 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .414 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 S Drew ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 M Owings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 11 4 5 4 0 2 1 BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (6, W Rodriguez); M Reynolds (3, W Rodriguez); S Drew (8, W Rodriguez). 3B - E Byrnes (4, W Rodriguez). RBI - O Hudson (29), E Byrnes (23), M Reynolds (7), S Drew (15). 2-out RBI - S Drew. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Snyder 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Snyder-S Drew). ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 01 -- 1 ARIZONA - 40 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez 2 5 4 4 0 2 0 4.53 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era M Owings 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 4.93 WP - M Owings. HBP - A Everett (by M Owings). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 35-22; M Owings 36-20. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 3-1; M Owings 0-2. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 11; M Owings 10. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian O'Nora. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 0 1 0 1 6 0 ARIZONA 4 0 4 5 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ ARI - MICAH OWINGS DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.279, 0-FOR-1, RBI) E BYRNES (.293, 1-FOR-1, RBI) M REYNOLDS (.414, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA <div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS ARIZONA (4) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 M Lamb 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .313 L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .263 C Lee lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .315 H Pence cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .344 O Palmeiro rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 A Everett ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 W Rodriguez p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Totals 12 1 6 1 1 4 4 BATTING: 2B - B Ausmus (9, M Owings); C Lee (12, M Owings). RBI - W Rodriguez (1). 2-out RBI - W Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Pence 2. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: CS - C Biggio (2, 2nd base by M Owings/C Snyder), B Ausmus (1, 2nd base by M Owings/C Snyder). ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .271 C Jackson 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279 E Byrnes lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293 M Reynolds 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .414 C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 S Drew ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 M Owings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 11 4 5 4 0 2 1 BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (6, W Rodriguez); M Reynolds (3, W Rodriguez); S Drew (8, W Rodriguez). 3B - E Byrnes (4, W Rodriguez). RBI - O Hudson (29), E Byrnes (23), M Reynolds (7), S Drew (15). 2-out RBI - S Drew. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Snyder 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Young (C Lee at Home). DP: 1 (C Snyder-S Drew). ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 010 -- 1 ARIZONA - 40 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez 2 5 4 4 0 2 0 4.53 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era M Owings 3 6 1 1 1 4 0 4.79 WP - M Owings. HBP - A Everett (by M Owings). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 35-22; M Owings 49-29. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 3-1; M Owings 0-2. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 11; M Owings 14. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian O'Nora. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
