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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Aug 26, 1975, Hermosa Beach, CA |
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| September 26, 2004 Morgan Ensberg started his third straight game at third base for the Astros on Sunday, and he was 4-for-5 at the plate. Ensberg returned to the lineup while Michael Lamb moved to second base to cover for the suspended Jeff Kent, but Kent was back on Sunday and Lamb was on the bench. |
| September 19, 2004 Morgan Ensberg started at third base for the Astros on Sunday after missing 21 starts with back spasms. However, Michael Lamb is expected to continue to get most of the starts for the remainder of the season. |
| September 15, 2004 Morgan Ensberg may be ready to return from his back injury, but Michael Lamb has secured the starting role at third base, so Ensberg's action will be limited, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I was hurt, and the guy (Lamb) caught fire," Ensberg said. "So I think he should be playing. I think he should be playing, but I think I also should be playing." |
| September 14, 2004 Morgan Ensberg is ready to return to the Astros' starting lineup today for the first time in two weeks, according to the Houston Chronicle. Ensberg has been out with back spasms. |
| September 11, 2004 Morgan Ensberg grounded out as a pinch-hitter on Saturday after not starting the past 15 games because of lower back spasms. |
| September 10, 2004 Morgan Ensberg remained in Houston while his teammates played in Pittsburgh on Thursday to receive a cortisone injection in his ailing lower back, according to the Houston Chronicle. Ensberg hasn't been able to start since suffering the injury on August 27. He's expected to rejoin the Astros on Saturday. |
| September 9, 2004 Morgan Ensberg missed Wednesday's game to rest his ailing back, according to the Houston Chronicle. "Today I'm going to try not to do anything and give that a shot," he said. "I have been trying to do a physical therapy routine, but I'm at the point now that I might be causing it to flare up." |
| September 6, 2004 Although Morgan Ensberg pinch hit Saturday, he still wasn't ready to start Sunday, according to the Houston Chronicle. "It feels the same," he said of his ailing back. "No real change. I'll just keep coming to the park and see how I feel." |
| August 31, 2004 The Houston Chronicle reports that Morgan Ensberg tested his strained back by taking about 10 swings off a tee yesterday. He's close to returning to action. |
| August 29, 2004 Morgan Ensberg missed his second straight game on Sunday with back spasms. He left Friday's game with the injury. |
| August 28, 2004 Morgan Ensberg did not play on Saturday after leaving Friday's game with back spasms. He's still day-to-day. |
| August 27, 2004 According to the AP, Morgan Ensberg left with back spasms in the fourth inning Friday, and he said he would sit out Saturday's game, as well. |
| July 4, 2004 After entering Friday's game without a single home run, Morgan Ensberg hit his third in as many games on Sunday. |
| July 2, 2004 After setting an Astros record for third basemen with 25 home runs last season, Morgan Ensberg hit his first homer of the season Friday night. The two-run shot came in the bottom of the eighth and provided the winning margin. |
| April 26, 2004 The Houston Chronicle reports that Morgan Ensberg may have been bothered by the right elbow tendinitis that troubled him late in spring training when he was riding the pines last week. "I think he's a lot better now," Astros manager Jimy Williams said. "I really do, especially the last few days." |
| April 23, 2004 The Astros have held Morgan Ensberg out of the lineup the last two days to work with hitting coach Harry Spilman, according to the Houston Chronicle. Ensberg is hitting just .154 on the season. Manager Jimy Williams still isn't prepared to declare a platoon at third base between Ensberg and Mike Lamb. |
| April 14, 2004 Astros manager Jimy Williams started Jose Vizcaino at third base over Morgan Ensberg on Tuesday night because Vizcaino was 9-for-10 in his career against Cardinals starter Jeff Suppan coming into the game, according to the Houston Chronicle. However, Ensberg owners still can't be happy with how often he's been sitting at the start of the season. |
| April 7, 2004 Morgan Ensberg was back at third base Wednesday night, though he went hitless in three at-bats. Michael Lamb started in place of Ensberg Tuesday, only because Astros manager Jimy Williams wanted to get everyone some action early on. |
| April 6, 2004 Astros manager Jimy Williams said that he started Michael Lamb over Morgan Ensberg at third base on Tuesday simply because he wanted to get his players into games as early as possible this season. Ensberg is not expected to be forced into a platoon role this season as he was last year. |
| April 2, 2004 Morgan Ensberg returned to action yesterday after missing a game with a sore right elbow, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| April 1, 2004 Morgan Ensberg was held out of yesterday\'s game due to a sore right elbow, according to the Houston Chronicle. "It\'s a little tender," GM Gerry Hunsicker said. "He threw today. He could have played today. (Manager Jimy Williams) scratched him for precautionary reasons." |
| March 30, 2004 After leaving the club Thursday for personal reasons, Morgan Ensberg rejoined the Astros Monday, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| March 26, 2004 The Houston Chronicle reports that Morgan Ensberg left the Astros for personal reasons and isn\'t expected to return until Sunday. |