J.D. MARTINEZ RUMORS
Recap: Astros 3, Royals 1
HOUSTON (AP) -- J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer off James Shields, Jordan Lyles pitched six effective innings and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Lyles (2-1) allowed one run and six hits in his 50th career game. Travis Blackley and Hector Ambriz each got three outs before Jose Veras pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save one night after...
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Astros cut Ankiel, Martinez
The Houston Astros have designated outfielders Rick Ankiel and Fernando Martinez for assignment and reinstated outfielder J.D. Martinez from the disabled list.
Houston also selected the contract of outfielder Trevor Crowe from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday and recalled infielder-outfielder Jimmy Paredes from their top minor league team. Infielder Brandon Laird was also optioned...
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18 days ago
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Houston Astros Place Outfielder J.D. Martinez On Disabled List
MLB News: The Houston Astros placed J.D. Martinez on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right knee. The initial prognosis is several weeks to a month.
Fantasy Ramificastions: Martinez is a low-end outfielder who provides little of anything for fantasy baseball teams. If you are an owner of the left fielder it is safe to assume that you can release him and pick up someone to...
Astros 3, Indians 2
J.D. Martinez and Rick Ankiel hit back-to-back homers in the second inning and the Houston Astros held on for a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.
The win snaps a five-game skid for Houston and extends Cleveland's losing streak to five.
Houston starter Lucas Harrell (1-2) allowed two runs in 5 2-3 innings before three relievers combined to shut Cleveland out...
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April 19, 2013
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Astros break 5-game skid with 3-2 win over Indians
HOUSTON (AP) -- J.D. Martinez and Rick Ankiel hit back-to-back homers in the second inning and the Houston Astros held on for a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.
The win snaps a five-game skid for Houston and extends Cleveland's losing streak to five.
Houston starter Lucas Harrell (1-2) allowed two runs in 5 2-3 innings before three relievers combined to shut...
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April 19, 2013
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Martinez sprains right knee against Indians
Houston left fielder J.D. Martinez has left Friday night's game against the Indians after spraining his right knee while batting in the fourth inning.
Martinez was injured on a check swing. His knee buckled and he fell to the ground in pain.
He remained on the ground for a couple of minutes while Astros trainers attended to him. He was then helped to his feet and hobbled with...
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April 19, 2013
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Astros' J.D. Martinez Done for the Year
The Houston Astros have not had a very good season. Amidst the managerial search, the impending league change, and the 100+ loss season, the Astros have had to battle injuries like every team. Their most recent injury is to J.D. Martinez. Martinez will miss the remainder of the year and will undergo surgery.
According to Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle, Martinez...
Astros' Martinez breaks out of slump with go-ahead hit
If ever anyone needed a night like Wednesday night, it was J.D. Martinez. He came into the game 6-for-59 since April 28, the worst slump of his young career. His spot in the order was slipping only when his playing time wasn't slipping. But Martinez may have turned things around on Wednesday, driving in the go-ahead run with a rare bloop triple in the fourth inning as the Astros...
Golden Sombrero: J.D. Martinez (4/16/2012)
Date: April 16, 2012 vs. Washington Nationals
Top 1: J.D. Martinez struck out swinging against Stephen Strasburg (5 pitches)
Top 4: Martinez struck out swinging against Strasburg (3 pitches)
Top 6: Martinez walked against Strasburg (9 pitches)
Top 7: Martinez struck out swinging against Ryan Mattheus (4 pitches)
Top 9: Martinez struck out swinging against Henry Rodriguez...
Trivia Answer To Remember For 10 Years From Now: J.D. Martinez
If you have that one friend who knows everything about baseball, remember this question, and ask him ten years from now to stump him (if your still friends with that D-bag).
Who was the first player to hit a homerun in Marlins Park?
I couldn’t be happier to tell you that the answer is Astros Left Fielder J.D. Martinez (who just so happens to be on my fantasy team #NBD). The Miami...
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