Hill will have to make an appearance in Houston to face the charge — third-degree felony for assault on a family member by choking — the Houston district attorney’s office said.

“They get a lot of hits. They scrap. They put the ball in play,” Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. “Sometimes, they may not be driving the ball in the gap but they’re hitting it down the line or hanging in there, fouling off pitches until they get a mistake. They battle. They’re not an easy lineup to get to.”

Chris Snyder put the Astros ahead for good at 5-4 with an RBI single in the seventh off Jose Veras (2-1) after Brian Bogusevic doubled and stole third.

The Astros scored four runs — three earned — on eight hits and four walks in five innings off Milwaukee starter Shaun Marcum.

“He had one real good inning where he looked like himself,” Roenicke said of Marcum’s 1-2/3 third inning. “But you could see him frustrated out on the mound. You could see his command wasn’t what it usually was, his ball was up in the zone a lot. He had that one good inning. I thought he had it going and it would roll in to the next inning but it didn’t. Next inning, it was back to the battle again but he kept us in the ball game and certainly gave us a chance to win.”

Marcum, who struck out seven, missed most of spring training with a sore right shoulder. He left the bases loaded when Chris Johnson flied out ending the first and when Jed Lowrie flied out ending the fourth.

Wilton Lopez (2-0) pitched a 1-2-3 sixth, and Brett Myers got three outs for his third save. Houston, which hadn’t beaten the Brewers since May 1, had 14 hits and won for the third time in 11 game overall. The Astros avoided a three-game sweep.

Martinez boosted the lead to 7-4 in the eighth with a two-run single off Mike McClendon.

Corey Hart hit a solo homer off David Carpenter in the eighth. Wesley Wright got the last out when he induced an inning-ending flyout by to Cesar Izturis to Bogusevic, who made a sliding catch in right-field foul territory with two on.

David Carpenter buzzed Carlos Gomez in seventh. Gomez ducked out of the way and glared at the pitcher. Brewers starter Shaun Marcum had hit Snyder leading off the second.

Astros starter J.A. Happ allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings with eight strikeouts, which tied his season high.

“It was a tough one,” Happ said. “It seemed like both of us out there struggled a little but I really liked the way we battled all game. We had a lot of opportunities and we stayed on them all game. It nice to see us work them the whole game.”

Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer in the first, then singled and the third and scored on Happ’s wild pitch to tie the game 4-4. Travis Ishikawa, filling in at first for Mat Gamel, had homered leading off the second to cut Milwaukee’s deficit to 4-3.

Gamel missed his second consecutive game with a sore shoulder after barreling into catcher Jason Castro on Monday.

The Houston Greater Partnership hosted the luncheon for Calderón. The partnership, which strides to build regional economic prosperity, said that Calderon is an ideal honoree because Mexico is the Bayou City’s largest trading partner.

Trade numbers with Mexico totaled more than $31 billion in 2011.

They also pointed out that Mexicans make up more than half of Houston’s foreign born population.

Protesters were outside the luncheon, hoping to be heard. Some activists said that Calderón should be meeting with a larger number of people.

“He’s not listening to us. He’s not listening to the regular community members,” protester Martina Grifaldo said. “He’s just chose the people who’s going to be inside with him, and not regular people like me.”

Grifaldo said Calderón doesn’t want to address issues like rising crime in Mexico and concerns about the border.

“He can talk to President Obama and say, ‘Hey, don’t deport these families to Mexico. Mexico is very dangerous right now. The crime is in very high numbers right now,’” Grifaldo said.

The children were born prematurely, at just over 30 weeks, and the heaviest of them weighed 2 pounds, 15 ounces. But the couple says the mother and babies are in stable condition. They did not release the children’s names.

The couple requested privacy and said they would release further details at a later date.

McClain is currently being held without bond in the Montgomery Count Jail for the murder of 28-year-old Kala Golden. McClain recently suffered a miscarriage and it is believed she acted out of desperation for a baby. She assaulted the young mother outsi

In a court appearance Thursday, she confirmed to a judge that she understood the capital murder charge against her. Her defense attorney noted that she looked confused and upset during the appearance, hinting at his concerns for her mental state.

The company, based in Houston, said in a statement that it is cooperating with the SEC.

Houston American confirmed the investigation after it learned that third parties had become aware of it.

The SEC opened a non-public informal inquiry of Houston American in October 2010 and began the private investigation on March 1, 2011, Houston Energy stated.

“At this time, the company has not been made aware of a finding by the SEC of any securities violations,” Houston American stated.

The company said that it could not predict the timing or outcome of the investigation or whether it would lead to formal proceedings. It also could not predict if penalties or other remedies may be imposed.

Separately, Houston American said it terminated efforts to test and complete two formations in a well in Colombia, possibly due to formation damage while drilling.

Shares of Houston American fell $1.24, or 35.5 percent, to close at $2.25 per share. It was the lowest close for the stock since July 2009.

Kala Marie Golden Schuchardt, 28, was shot numerous times and her 3-day-old son, Keegan, was kidnapped outside a Montgomery County pediatrician’s office Wednesday shortly after 2 p.m. Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies said it appeared to be a stranger abduction.

Records showed that McClain, a registered nurse, admitted to shooting Schuchardt and taking her son. After taking the newborn, McClain told her sister that she now had the child and was ready to start the paperwork to adopt him, according to court records.

The healthy 3-day-old infant was found around 8 p.m. Wednesday, after his mother was killed during a verbal altercation in a parking lot, Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon said. Investigators said McClain took Keegan to her home in Harris County.

Children’s Protective Services officials said that Keegan has been reunited with his family.

Kala Marie Golden Schuchardt was leaving an afternoon checkup with her son when she had a verbal altercation with a woman in a Lexus parked next to her pickup truck, Lt. Dan Norris said.

Young escaped April 5 from the Southeast Texas Transitional Center, a halfway house in east Houston by climbing a barbed wire-topped fence and detaching an electronic tracking monitor from his ankle.

Monaco, ranked 16th in the world, captured his fifth career ATP title and his second of the year after a Febuary crown at Vina del Mar. Before that, he had not won an ATP title since 2007. Monaco, who improved to 5-8 in ATP finals, had reached the semi-finals last month at Miami, losing to the eventual winner, world number one Novak Djokovic.

Last season, Sporting Kansas City totaled just six points via just one win and three draws on a 10-match road trip to start the year, and the Dynamo are well on their way to a more impressive start.

Considering Dominic Kinnear’s side was winless in its first 15 road games last season, it’s been an incredible start for the Dynamo.

With four more games left until BBVA Compass Stadium opens May 12, Houston can position itself for a run at the Eastern Conference title with a strong finish to the road trip.

Houston (2-1-0) opened the year with road wins at Western Conference opponents Chivas USA and the San Joe Earthquakes, both 1-0 wins. A 2-0 defeat at Seattle Sounders FC followed, and the Dynamo have been off since that game March 23.

Houston has had two weeks to prepare for Chicago (1-1-1), which did not play a match last week. While both sides should be fresh, Fire coach Frank Klopas was not sure the week off was good for his side, especially after a loss.

“We’re looking forward to the match,” Klopas said. “Any time that you lose a game, you want to make sure you get back in there and collect some things that didn’t go right.”

Chicago started its season with a 1-1 draw at the Montreal Impact, then downed the Philadelphia Union 1-0 in its second match. Its last game was a 2-0 defeat at the Colorado Rapids on April 1.

Klopas believed the club could lose some “rhythm” during the bye, but that has to be a concern for Kinnear as well ahead of the match at Toyota Park.

Although Houston has played well early, it can not expect to escape Chicago on Sunday with three points. But even a point would set up the club for its final three matches of the road trip, at Columbus, D.C. United and New York.

Chicago lost center back Corey Gibbs for four to six month earlier this week, but former German international Arne Friedrich could make his MLS debut.

Friedrich played 88 minutes in an exhibition against Louisville, and will make the loss of Gibbs much easier for Klopas and the Fire. Friedrich could play an important role, as Houston is very strong on set pieces.

“They’re very good on set pieces, so that’s an area that we have to alert,” Klopas said. “Our box defending has to be really good.”

Klopas also believed “when there are opportunities in transition to use our speed, we have to be good at that.”

Dominic Oduro is the key player in that plan and the former Dynamo player will likely be motivated to face his former club. He had 12 goals and two assists last season after joining the Fire, and will be part of the reason Houston has to work hard for more road points this weekend.