HOUSTON - Cole Hamels, the self-aware ace striving to mature, has encountered many issues during this frustrating season. 

--2B Chase Utley was back in the lineup after missing Saturday night's game with a bruised and badly swollen right foot. 

Thirteen weeks removed from right hip surgery, Brett Myers never thought his return to the Phillies would come with a one-run lead against the menacing middle of the Houston Astros' lineup. 

--CF Shane Victorino bruised his left knee on the turf while making a diving catch in center field on July 29 in Arizona. 

Soon, thePirates are going to make history. 

Rookie Bud Norris regrouped like a seasoned veteran after giving up Jimmy Rollins' leadoff homer Sunday. 

It's been almost 10 years to the day since the Houston Astros swept a four-game series from the Philadelphia Phillies. 

The New York Yankees' streak of 13 consecutive trips to the postseason ended last year, preventing them from giving their venerable former ballpark - you know, the one that Babe Ruth built - an October sendoff. 

HOUSTON - Your frustration is understandable.