No, not that type of streaking. The Astros are actually starting to come around offensively and have scored no less than 5 runs in any of their last 5 games; ultimately winning all of them. The Astros now sit just 1 game behind .500 and in sole possession of 4th place in the NL Central.
After Saturdays loss to the Colorado Rockies, Hunter Pence was hitting just over .200 at .206 and was finally starting to look like a decent big league hitter. After today's 5-3 win over the Reds(in which Hunter Pence hit 1st), Hunter is sitting at .268. Not where he was last season, but definitely a positive number after his pathetic start to the season. Over the last 5 games, Hunter has went 9 for 19 with 5 RBI's, a home run and 3 doubles. Pence had just 13 hits and 2 RBI's through the 1st 16 games of the season. Pence has been a great addition to the team for the last week or so and has played a big part in the Astros success over this win streak. I'm not going to go as far as saying he's the reason the Astros are doing so well... but obviously his additions aren't hurting the team any more.
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Some Notable Stats
- Lance Berkman, last game went 3-3 with a home run and 3 RBI's. Batting .325 on the season with an OPS of 1.102
- Miguel Tejada, hit .469 last week with 2 home runs and 9 RBI's with an OPS of 1.219. On the season is batting .348 with 19 RBI's and an OPS of .970
- Astros averaging 8.2 runs per game during this 5 game win streak and have outscored opponents 41 to 20
Tomorrow the Astros take on the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:05 PM in St. Louis and with a win will sit at .500 for the 1st time this season. The Cardinals started off the season hot, but have since cooled down, losing 4 of the last 5 games(although, they are leading in Pittsburgh 5-1 at this time). The Astros could move ahead of the Cardinals in the division with a 3 game series sweep of the Red Birds. I know it's kind of dumb to even mention it, but the Astros pitching has been pretty good as of late and the Cardinals are having a tough time keeping opposing teams off the scoreboard. Hopefully the Astros surging offense can do some damage at Busch Stadium.