added 04/17/2014 by Bob Hulsey
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April 18 - This Date in Astros History
April 18 2006 - It took 44 years for Houston to reach the World Series; it takes 44 years for the Astros to return to the .500 mark as a franchise, standing 3,507-3,507 overall and 10-4 on the season with a 13-12 slugfest over Milwaukee. Adam Everett drives in four while Morgan Ensberg belts two homers to lead the attack. Brad Lidge gets the save after the Brewers rallied from an 11-2 deficit. Preston Wilson fans twice to reach seven consecutive strikeouts before grounding out and singling twice.
1998 - Sean Berry tags Miguel Batista for a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth for a 4-3 triumph against Montreal. Craig Biggio scores his 891st career run, breaking Cesar Cedeno 's franchise record.
1992 - Jeff Bagwell slams a two-run tenth-inning shot off Randy Myers to claim a 4-2 win over San Diego. Craig Biggio has four hits.
1972 - After the infamous eight-player trade that sent Joe Morgan to Cincinnati, Houston wins the first head-to-head matchup with the Reds, 8-4. Tommy Helms , part of the deal, homers off Don Gullett to spark the attack.
1966 - The first major league game on artificial turf is played in the Astrodome. Two future Hall-of-Famers face off. 21-year-old rookie Don Sutton stymies Robin Roberts and the Astros for a 6-3 Dodger win, the first of his career. The infield was carpeted with the Monsanto product Judge Roy Hofheinz dubbed "Astroturf". The outfield and foul grounds were still dirt but had the zippered sod installed after the homestand.
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APRIL CALENDAR
Date Opp Result
4/01 NYY W 6-2
4/02 NYY W 3-1
4/03 NYY L 4-2
4/04 ANA L 11-1
4/05 ANA L 5-1
4/06 ANA* W 7-4
4/07 ANA* L 9-1
4/08 @TOR L 5-2
4/09 @TOR L 7-3
4/10 @TOR W 6-4
4/11 @TEX L 1-0
4/12 @TEX W 6-5
4/13 @TEX* L 1-0
4/14 off --
4/15 KC L 4-2
4/16 KC L 6-4
4/17 KC L 5-1
4/18 @OAK ----
4/19 @OAK* ----
4/20 @OAK* ----
4/21 @SEA ----
4/22 @SEA ----
4/23 @SEA* ----
4/24 OAK ----
4/25 OAK ----
4/26 OAK ----
4/27 OAK* ----
4/28 off --
4/29 WSH ----
4/30 WSH ----
* - day game.
April record: 5-11
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Houston Astros recap - 04/18/14 - Shields Silences Astros For KC Sweep
Altuve: Flips bat after strikeout (c) Associated Press
The Kansas City Royals came to Houston with the league's worst record. They left town having swept their replacement. Veteran James Shields saw to that Thursday as he fanned 12 over eight innings as he flung a 5-1 KC Masterpiece over the Astros who suffered their fourth straight loss.
Scott Feldman finally looked like the pitcher the Astros figured they had signed, allowing five runs (four earned) on nine hits and a walk over six innings. Not really a bad outing but not good enough with this type of run support. Anthony Bass tossed three hitless innings in relief.
Houston's only run came in the fifth when Chris Carter walked and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly. The Astros could amass just five hits, all singles. Newcomer George Springer had one of them in four trips to the plate.
Despite the off-season talk of improvement, the 5-11 Astros now find themselves on a pace for (gulp) 51 wins.
Things don't seem likely to improve this weekend when they travel to Oakland to begin a six-game West Coast swing against the division-leading Athletics. Jarred Cosart (1-1) will get the first test in a 9:05 Central red-eye start against Sonny Gray (2-0) who sports a 0.95 ERA. Fortunately for fans who keep regular hours, both Saturday and Sunday will feature afternoon contests.
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