News Category: Houston Astros

Help coming for Houston as Astros visit White Sox

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The Houston Astros have won three of their past four series entering the opener of a three-game set against the host Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. That’s preferable to the kind of uneven baseball the club was playing after a season-best six-game winning streak in mid-May. Still, injuries have left the Astros feeling like something still is missing. Houston remains hopeful for a salve in Chicago. Manager Joe Espada said right fielder Kyle Tucker (right

Astros to delve into pitching depth in series finale vs. Tigers

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The Houston Astros scratched veteran right-hander Justin Verlander from his scheduled start on Saturday, continuing the season-long injury issues with their rotation. Verlander has experienced neck discomfort over the past couple of weeks. The Astros decided that skipping his turn in the rotation might provide him a path to recovery. Houston fell 13-5 to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, squaring that three-game series and setting up the rubber match on Sunday afternoon. The Astros have

Spencer Arrighetti, Astros take aim at Tigers

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Following the release of veteran first baseman Jose Abreu earlier on Friday, the Houston Astros needed a positive development, something that actually resembled the win they mustered later that evening. The Astros blanked the visiting Detroit Tigers 4-0 in the opener of a three-game weekend series that continues on Saturday afternoon. Houston won after cutting ties with Abreu less than halfway through the three-year, $58.5 million contract he signed before last season. Abreu, 37, was

Astros, back from up-and-down road trip, take on Tigers

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After a 3-3 road trip that included back-to-back, walk-off losses, the Houston Astros return home for a three-game weekend series against the Detroit Tigers that starts Friday. Kyle Tucker (shin) has missed the past eight games and Yainer Diaz (hand) was out the past three for the Astros, who were unsure when they would return. “We do have guys that can perform and do the job. We need everyone,” Houston manager Joe Espada said. “I

Aces duel as Giants, Astros conclude series

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Two of the top pitchers in their respective leagues go head to head for the second consecutive season when Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros close out a three-game set against Logan Webb and the host San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon. The clubs have split the first two contests of the low-scoring series, with the Astros blowing a two-run, 10th-inning lead en route to a 4-3 loss in the opener before holding on for

Bullpens could prove key to Astros-Giants series

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Two teams concerned about the wear and tear on the bullpen hope to avoid another extra-inning affair when the Houston Astros get a rematch with the host San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Even after Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti and San Francisco starter Kyle Harrison pitched brilliantly into the sixth and seventh innings, respectively, on Monday night, the teams had some anxious moments at the tail end of the Giants’ 4-3, 10-inning win. One of

Astros look to build up steam in series opener vs. Giants

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Two teams hoping to continue an uphill climb into postseason contention square off when the Houston Astros make a rare trip to San Francisco to open a three-game interleague series against the host Giants on Monday night. A pair of young pitchers get the call in the series opener when Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti (3-5, 5.79) faces Giants lefty Kyle Harrison (4-3, 4.18). The former National League rivals, both currently under .500, will be meeting

Hot Yainer Diaz, Astros seek sweep of Angels

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Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz makes it clear that his focus is calling a good game for whichever pitcher is on the mound for the club, but his struggles at the plate in the latter half of May were noticeable enough that his playing time could have been cut significantly. Then June began, and everything changed. When the Astros and Los Angeles Angels wrap up their three-game series in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday afternoon, Diaz

Angels’ hard-throwing Ben Joyce ready for chance against Astros

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Much of the Los Angeles Angels’ struggles this season can be blamed on an inconsistent and ineffective bullpen, but the club hopes the recent promotion of hard-throwing right-hander Ben Joyce can provide a boost. Joyce did not pitch in Friday’s 7-1 loss to the Houston Astros, and the two clubs will meet again Saturday night in the second game of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif. The Angels’ bullpen has an ERA of 4.82, second

Astros going through pains entering series at Angels

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The 2024 season has not met expectations for the Houston Astros, winners of the American League West in six of the past seven years but in third place this campaign. Nor has it been the typical strong season for Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, who finished as high as second in the AL MVP voting in 2019. Bregman is expected to be back in the lineup Friday when the Astros visit the Los Angeles Angels