Story Created:
Mar 27, 2007 at 5:43 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Mar 27, 2007 at 5:48 PM CDT
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Houston's Morgan Ensberg homered to help the Astros today beat the Cleveland Indians 8-to-7 in ten innings.
Ensberg last week hit .364 with a .483 on-base percentage when batting second -- it's a slot where he could stay.
Houston manager Phil Garner says he'll take a look at that.
Adam Everett drove in two runs and Lance Berkman went 2-for-4 for the Astros, who finished with eleven hits.
Ensberg went 1-for-3 in the game in Kissimmee, Florida.
Right-hander Chris Sampson, in the mix for Houston's final rotation spot, allowed one run and three hits in five innings.
After allowing the first two batters to reach base, Sampson settled down, retiring the next ten batters he faced.
Cleveland's Paul Byrd pitched five and two-thirds innings, allowing four earned runs and seven hits. Casey Blake and Luis Rivas homered for the Indians.
