Bud Norris

Angels can't hit their way out of a tailspin, lose to Houston, 3-1

2013-05-08 22:24:00

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Tigers 7, Astros 2: Notes, quotes from Monday's win

2013-05-14 04:34:02

At Comerica Park -- WHAT HAPPENED: Andy Dirks hit his first career grand slam as part of a six-run fourth inning and missed hitting for the cycle by a triple. Dirks led off the bottom of the first with a double and scored on Torii Hunter's RBI double...

Angels waste Blanton's quality start, fall to Astros

2013-05-09 00:00:00

HOUSTON _ Not even the Houston Astros, who had won all of nine games heading into this week, could be an elixir for what ails the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels lost, 3-1, to the Astros on Wednesday night, ensuring they will pack another series loss...

Sox show strength in sweep of Astros

2013-04-29 06:44:03

Let the record show that the Red Sox posted a 7-3 record during their longest homestand of the season, which concluded yesterday with another no-sweat-required victory, 6-1 over the meek Houston Astros. But the enduring image may have come in the...

Newsday David Lennon column

2013-04-28 00:14:02

The Astros, who will begin a three-game series Monday in the Bronx, are more of a lab experiment than what many would consider a viable Major League Baseball team. So perhaps it's only fitting that the club's second-year general manager, Jeff Luhnow, is a...

Orioles amplían su racha triunfal y Atléticos y Astros detienen mala racha

2013-04-24 08:17:48

Houston (EEUU), 24 abr (EFE).- Mientras que los Orioles de Baltimore siguen imparables y ya sumaron nueve triunfos de los �ltimos 13 juegos, los Atl�ticos de Oakland y los Astros de Houston detuvieron sus respectivas rachas perdedoras. El abridor...

A long way from perfect, Humber starts over

2013-03-24 18:06:00

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Philip Humber knows perfection eludes him, as it does everyone. Humber has been starting his days in Florida by pulling out his Kindle, burying his head in his locker and reading "The Cure,'' by John S. Lynch. It's a novel...

MLB openers feature Strasburg, rivalries, AL vs NL

2013-04-01 12:16:00

The Kansas City Royals have been absent from the playoffs since the day Billy Butler was born. They've barely had a winning season in the last two decades. They've often lost 100 games in a year. And yet, buoyed by the best record in spring training,...

Your Morning Phil: Sanchez, Porcello, Dickey

2012-12-17 09:19:00

Talking baseball while hoping Alshon Jeffery learns to use his size: 1. Yes, the Cubs came close to landing a big fish last week. But now that Anibal Sanchez has re-enlisted with the Tigers, thanks to Mike Ilitch finding a spare $32 million during the...

Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings

2012-09-24 19:48:00

1. Rangers (1): It looks like they have enough cushion to hold off the A's and clinch early enough to get their rotation lined up for a long October run. Geovany Soto could wind up playing in the World Series. 2. Nationals (2): Gio Gonzalez heads into...

Pirates snap 5-game skid

2012-09-23 18:15:00

HOUSTON (AP) — If the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to salvage something positive out of this once-promising season they’ll have to finish strong. � Manager Clint Hurdle thought A.J. Burnett’s solid outing on Sunday illustrated that...

LATEST LINE

2012-07-25 21:55:07

--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- By J. McCarthy --------------------------------------- Cincinnati is 9-1 its last 10 games versus a right-handed starter. The Reds are a solid 29-9 in Homer Bailey's last...

Bud Norris interests the Cubs, among other teams. He's a chip the Astros can afford to shop, but they might want to keep him another year, then see if they can extend him.

2012-09-20 00:00:00

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 23: Starting pitcher Bud Norris #20 of the Houston Astros works the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on August 23, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.

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