Astros Drop Series Finale As Rotation Concerns Mount
Spencer Arrighetti’s control problems finally caught up with him in a big way. The right-hander issued a career-high six walks and was tagged for eight runs across four innings Wednesday, and Washington cashed in enough of those free passes to run…
Astros Lineup Today at Nationals — July 8, 2026
Game Details Date: July 8, 2026First pitch: 5:45 p.m. CTLocation: Nationals Park How to Tune In TV: Space City Home NetworkStreaming: SCHN app (with provider login)Radio: KBME 790 AM / 94.5 FM HD-2 Astros Starting Lineup Jose Altuve (R) 2B Yordan Alvarez…
Justin Verlander Announces Retirement, Earns All-Star Legend Honor
Justin Verlander is calling it a career. The right-hander announced Wednesday that this season will be his last, a decision that came down alongside news he’d been named a Legend Pick for next week’s All-Star Game in Philadelphia, an honor…
MLB, Astros Join Stand Up To Cancer at All-Star Game
Major League Baseball’s annual Stand Up To Cancer moment returns during the 2026 All-Star Game on July 14, bringing players, coaches, and fans together in support of those affected by cancer. The tribute, a fixture of the Midsummer Classic since…
Bottom of Astros Lineup Delivers 6-3 Win Over Nationals
James Wood wasted no time. The Nationals outfielder turned a Tatsuya Imai slider into a first-inning home run, and the Astros spent the rest of the night looking like they might pay for it. They didn’t. Houston survived a shaky start and a bullpen…
Astros Send Mike Burrows to Triple-A, Face Rotation Decision Before Break
Houston’s rotation shortage is no closer to being resolved. The Astros optioned right-hander Mike Burrows to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, and with one turn through the rotation still remaining before the All-Star break, the club now has to…
Astros Lineup Today at Nationals — July 7, 2026
Game Details Date: July 7, 2026First pitch: 5:45 p.m. CTLocation: Nationals Park How to Tune In TV: Space City Home NetworkStreaming: SCHN app (with provider login)Radio: KBME 790 AM / 94.5 FM HD-2 Astros Starting Lineup Jose Altuve (R) 2B Yordan Alvarez…
The Astros’ Rotation Crunch Has Arrived
The Houston Astros have spent much of the season searching for stability in their starting rotation, and for the past two months those answers have ranged from adequate to catastrophic. With the club sitting three games under .500 entering the final week…
Nationals Rally From Five Runs Down to Stun Astros 12-11
The Houston Astros built a five-run lead before the fourth inning and still lost. Mike Burrows could not hold it, the Washington Nationals’ offense would not stop, and a late Houston comeback fell one run short in a 12-11 defeat Monday night at…
Yordan Alvarez Wins Third AL Player of the Week Award of 2026
Yordan Alvarez capped one of the best weeks of his season by earning American League Player of the Week honors for the third time in 2026 and the sixth time in his career. Alvarez slashed .435/.462/.957 across 26 plate appearances last week, hitting four…