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C. N. Lee
J. Cruz

M. Bourn
D. Erstad

H. Pence
J. Cruz

T. Wigginton
G. Blum

M. Tejada
M. Loretta

Rotation
1. R. Oswalt
2. B. Backe
3. S. Chacon
4. C. Sampson
5. W. Rodriguez
6. F. Paulino

K. Matsui
M. Loretta

L. Berkman
D. Erstad

J. Towles
B. Ausmus

	Bullpen
	J. Valverde (CL) D. Brocail W. Wright O. Villarreal G. Geary D. Borkowski T. Driskill T. Byrdak B. Moehler

Last Updated: 5/4/2008

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Last Five Games

5/12 vs. SF
Pence	RF
Loretta	2B
Tejada	SS
Berkman	1B
Lee	LF
Wigginton	3B
Cruz	CF
Ausmus	C
Oswalt	P

5/11 vs. LA
Bourn	CF
Matsui	2B
Tejada	SS
Berkman	1B
Lee	LF
Pence	RF
Wigginton	3B
Towles	C
Chacon	P

5/10 vs. LA
Bourn	CF
Matsui	2B
Tejada	SS
Berkman	1B
Lee	LF
Erstad	RF
Wigginton	3B
Towles	C
Sampson	P

5/9 vs. LA
Bourn	CF
Matsui	2B
Tejada	SS
Berkman	1B
Lee	LF
Blum	3B
Pence	RF
Ausmus	C
Moehler	P

5/8 vs. WAS
Bourn	CF
Matsui	2B
Tejada	SS
Berkman	1B
Lee	LF
Pence	RF
Wigginton	3B
Towles	C
Backe	P

Most Frequent Lineup
		Avg	HR	RBI
Bourn	CF	.198	3	6
Matsui	2B	.267	1	11
Tejada	SS	.340	5	29
Berkman	1B	.393	13	38
Lee	LF	.276	7	26
Pence	RF	.279	4	22
Wigginton	3B	.226	1	3
Towles	C	.152	4	10

Notes

25 different lineups used this season.

Most frequent lineup used in 5 games.

Other Frequent Lineups

3 Game(s)
Bourn	CF
Pence	RF
Berkman	1B
Lee	LF
Tejada	SS
Blum	3B
Loretta	2B
Towles	C

2 Game(s)
Matsui	2B
Erstad	CF
Tejada	SS
Berkman	1B
Lee	LF
Blum	3B
Pence	RF
Towles	C

2 Game(s)
Bourn	CF
Matsui	2B
Tejada	SS
Berkman	1B
Lee	LF
Blum	3B
Pence	RF
Towles	C

2 Game(s)
Bourn	CF
Matsui	2B
Tejada	SS
Berkman	1B
Lee	LF
Pence	RF
Wigginton	3B
Ausmus	C

2 Game(s)
Bourn	CF
Pence	RF
Berkman	1B
Lee	LF
Tejada	SS
Wigginton	3B
Loretta	2B
Ausmus	C

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	Mark Loretta, #8
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	28	.210	6	0	9	0

Position Breakdown
2B - 16, SS - 1, 3B - 8

	Darin Erstad, #2
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	33	.296	11	0	6	1

Position Breakdown
1B - 4, OF - 12

	Hunter Pence, #9
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	36	.279	19	4	22	4

Position Breakdown
OF - 36
News
Hunter Pence hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh at San Francisco Monday. He went 2-for-4 in the game.

	Ty Wigginton, #21
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	15	.226	3	1	3	3

Position Breakdown
3B - 15
News
Astros 3B Ty Wigginton stole his third base this season and his second in four games Sunday at the Dodgers. He finished 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout and is batting only .192 since returning from a broken thumb.

	Brian Moehler, #38
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	SV	K
	1	0	12.2	4.26	0	8

News
Astros P Brian Moehler struck out five and walked one to pick up the win Friday at the Dodgers in his first start since Sept. 29, 2006 with the Marlins. He has spent the majority of his big-league career as a starter, though has been used exclusively in relief since rejoining the Astros in January 2007. "I'm at a point in my career where I really just want to go to the playoffs. And whatever role there is, whether it's reliever or starter or both, it doesn't matter to me. I enjoy either role," Moehler said. "Am I capable of starting? Yeah, but I'm probably not capable of giving them 32-35 starts anymore." Moehler pitched five shutout innings, allowing five hits.

	Lance Berkman, #17
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	38	.393	42	13	38	6

Position Breakdown
1B - 38
News
Lance Berkman hit a game-tying two-run homer at San Francisco Monday. Berkman hit his 13th home run to match Philadelphia's Chase Utley for the major league lead and also doubled, singled and has an 11-game hitting streak. Manager Cecil Cooper wasn't even sure until a couple of hours before game time whether Berkman would play because of a tender groin.

	Jose Valverde, #47
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	SV	K
	4	1	19.2	4.58	9	23

News
Astros RP Jose Valverde recorded the final out in the ninth inning for his ninth save during Monday's 7-3 win against the Giants. He entered with two runners aboard, then gave up a single to Rich Aurilia that loaded the bases. Pinch-hitter Ray Durham flied out to left to end it. Valverde has now recorded two straight one-out saves on successive days.

	Wandy Rodriguez, #51
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	BB	K
	1	0	23.1	2.31	5	24

Injuries
Groin - 15-day DL. Out until at least late May (Updated - 5/7/08)
News
The Sports Xchange reports that Astros SP Wandy Rodriguez, who is on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left groin muscle, continued making progress Saturday while throwing a pain-free bullpen session. "It didn't bother me," he said. "On Tuesday I'll throw a simulated game. Then we'll see what they do with me. I think I'm fine."

	Brad Ausmus, #11
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	18	.239	3	0	3	0

Position Breakdown
C - 16, 1B - 1, 2B - 1
News
Houston's Brad Ausmus singled leading off the third at San Francisco Monday for his 1,500th career hit. He also became the eighth catcher in major league history with 1,500 career hits and 100 career stolen bases -- and the third active catcher, joining Milwaukee's Jason Kendall and Ivan Rodriguez of the Tigers.

	Shawn Chacon, #30
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	BB	K
	0	0	51.0	3.53	23	35

News
Astros SP Shawn Chacon ended up with his eighth straight no-decision to start the season Sunday at the Dodgers -- tying a major league record. He gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings and struck out three, walking one. The nine-year veteran, in his first season with the Astros, joined left-hander Dick Stigman of the 1965 Minnesota Twins as the only pitchers to have no-decisions in their first eight starts of a season. "It's pretty weird," Chacon said. "Someone told me that I tied a major-league record. I don't know how excited I am about it, but I can't do anything but keep trying to pitch well and keep our team in the game. If the relievers get all my wins, fine. They can take them. But I definitely want to get a win before I get a loss."

	Travis Driskill
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	Geoff Blum, #27
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	27	.218	6	3	12	0

Position Breakdown
1B - 1, 2B - 1, 3B - 21

	Miguel Tejada, #10
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	39	.340	31	5	29	2

Position Breakdown
SS - 39
News
The Sport Xchange reports that after being drilled with pitches on both wrists over the weekend against the Dodgers, Astros SS Miguel Tejada said it felt as though he was wearing handcuffs. "I feel like I'm in handcuffs. It's OK," said Tejada, whose left wrist was broken last year when new Astros teammate Doug Brocail hit him with a pitch. "I'm happy for God to not see that my wrist broke this time. I got hit pretty good a couple times already. I remember last year when I broke my hand... when I got hit the first one on Saturday I was nervous because I get a bad memory from last year."

	Michael Bourn, #14
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	35	.198	16	3	6	17

Position Breakdown
OF - 35
News
Astros CF Michael Bourn stole his major league-leading 17th base in the seventh Saturday. He has yet to be caught.

	Kazuo Matsui, #3
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	22	.267	20	1	11	6

Position Breakdown
2B - 21

	Jose Cruz, #22
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	29	.128	5	0	1	0

Position Breakdown
OF - 13

	J.R. Towles, #46
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	30	.152	8	4	10	0

Position Breakdown
C - 29
News
Catcher J.R. Towles went 0-for-2 against the Dodgers on Sunday. He is currently in an 0-for-20 slump -- and he has just one base hit in his past 10 games (24 at-bats).

	Roy Oswalt, #44
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	BB	K
	4	3	57.0	5.05	15	48

News
Astros SP Roy Oswalt (4-3) retired the final 14 batters he faced during Monday's 7-3 victory against the Giants to win his fourth consecutive decision since starting the season 0-3. Oswalt trailed 3-0 after four innings, but Houston scored in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to get him the win. Oswalt allowed five hits, including a solo home run by John Bowker, in eight innings. He didn't issue a walk and struck out six.

	Chris Sampson, #43
	Year-to-date Stats
	W	L	IP	ERA	BB	K
	2	3	33.0	6.27	9	15

News
Astros SP Chris Sampson pitched three-hit ball over seven innings Saturday at the Dodgers, picking up his second win. He struck out three and walked one in his Dodger Stadium debut, matching his longest outing of the season. The right-hander, who began his professional career as a shortstop, had given up 18 earned runs in 15 1/3 innings over his previous four starts.

	Carlos N. Lee, #45
	Year-to-date Stats
	G	AVG	R	HR	RBI	SB
	38	.276	19	7	26	1

Position Breakdown
OF - 38
News
Carlos Lee has at least one RBI in six consecutive games and he's batting .375 with nine RBI, two runs scored and one stolen base in that span.

Geoff Geary, #29

Year-to-date Stats