Prospect Stanton not solely power threat

All you need to know about the “awe factor” of Marlins prospect Mike Stanton’s mammoth home run to left field on Wednesday afternoon was the reaction of the Astros’ Carlos Lee in left field.

Matsui, Feliz homer to pace hit parade

Facing Johan Santana on Tuesday didn’t intimidate the Astros, as Kazuo Matsui played long ball off the Mets’ ace in an 8-4 victory. Pedro Feliz hit a homer, too, his first of the spring.

MLB.TV has Johan’s spring debut covered

Mets ace Johan Santana makes his spring debut on Tuesday against the Astros at 1:10 p.m. ET on MLB.TV.

Majewski seeking role on hometown club

Gary Majewski turned 30 last month and has been traded four times, been taken in the Rule 5 Draft and been signed and released. This long, strange trip has come full circle, with the Houston native signing with the Astros as a non-roster invitee.

Future may be now for Heyward

As Braves manager Bobby Cox prepared his lineup for Sunday afternoon’s game against the Astros, he selfishly wanted to provide himself with yet another day to watch Jason Heyward display his talents.

Out of AL East, Cash tries to crack Astros

Kevin Cash, a non-roster invitee who’s trying to win one of the Astros’ catching spots, and Babe Ruth had absolutely nothing in common prior to last season, other than being baseball players with four-letter last names.

Regulars get in work in Astros’ win

Though his control was a bit shaky, Roy Oswalt escaped unscathed in his first Grapefruit League appearance of the season, as the Astros blanked the Braves, 3-0, on Saturday.

Lyon ‘throwing well and feeling good’

Astros righty Brandon Lyon admitted Saturday that his recovery from getting a cyst drained in his right shoulder has taken longer than he expected, but he has no reason to believe he won’t be ready to go by Opening Day.

Dlugach’s strength catching Tigers’ eye

Tigers infielder Brent Dlugach finally went a game without a home run when the Astros kept held him down during their “B” game at Tigertown’s Kaline Field on Friday morning.

Bonine gets Tigers off to good start in win

The Tigers put on a show in a 17-7 victory over the Astros on Friday afternoon, with Carlos Guillen and Don Kelly wielding big bats with two doubles and a mammoth homer, respectively.

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