Giants fall to Astros

Until recently, Henry Sosa was a hot-tempered and hard-throwingprospect in the Giants system. The organizationsuspended him last year for fighting with a Triple-A teammate. As it turns out, even the Giants' discarded pitchers can punchharder than their lineup. The lowest scoring offense in the major leagues got the leadoffhitter aboard in five of Sosa's six innings, but only one scoredand nobody else reached third base in the Giants' 3-1 loss to the HoustonAstros on Thursday.