Astros designated third baseman Morgan Ensberg for assignment.
Ensberg has been available in trade talks since the winter, with apparently no one especially interested in gambling on a rebound. The Astros will keep trying to move him now, but he'll probably end up becoming a free agent next month. The 31-year-old Ensberg hit .232/.323/.384 in 224 at-bats. He was actually at .319/.373/.447 in 47 at-bats this month, but that's partly because he was playing only against lefties. Jul. 29 - 12:54 pm et