The Astros Have the Best Offense in Baseball — and a 16-24 Record
A quarter of the way through the 2026 season, the Houston Astros are somehow both one of the best offensive teams in baseball and one of the worst teams in baseball, period. The lineup has carried a pitching staff ravaged by injuries and disastrous…
Spencer Arrighetti Deserved Better Than What the Astros Gave Him Saturday
Spencer Arrighetti didn’t lose this game—his defense did. Arrighetti held the Cincinnati Reds to one earned run in 5.2 innings Saturday afternoon at Great American Ball Park, striking out five and posting an ERA of 1.88. It wasn’t enough. A…
Astros Lineup Today vs. Reds — May 9, 2026
The Houston Astros have released their lineup for today’s game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Game Details Date: May 9, 2026First pitch: 3:10 p.m. CTLocation: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio How to Tune In TV: Space…
Spencer Arrighetti Keeps Bailing Out the Astros
Spencer Arrighetti knows what it feels like to watch a season fall apart from the inside. A broken right thumb in 2025, then elbow inflammation, then shutdown: seven starts and a 5.35 ERA in what should have been a breakout year. If anyone on this roster…
Mike Burrows Shoves, Astros Finally Snap Losing Streak in 10-0 Rout of Reds
The Houston Astros needed this one badly. Mike Burrows made sure they got it. Burrows spun seven scoreless innings Friday night at Great American Ball Park, the Astros hit four home runs, and Houston cruised to a 10-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds,…
Astros Lineup Today vs. Reds — May 8, 2026
The Houston Astros have released their lineup for tonight’s game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Game Details Date: May 8, 2026First pitch: 5:10 p.m. CTLocation: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio How to Tune In TV: Space…
Astros Call Up Logan VanWey as Bullpen Strain Mounts
The Houston Astros selected the contract of right-hander Logan VanWey from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, adding bullpen depth as the team begins a 13-game, 13-day stretch starting tonight in Cincinnati. VanWey, 28, is an undrafted free agent signed by…
No Off Days, No Rotation, No Room for Error: Astros Enter Brutal 13-Game Stretch
The Houston Astros had Thursday off. Starting tonight with the first of three in Cincinnati, they will play 13 games in 13 days. That stretch includes seven against the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners, two of the American League’s more…
McCullers Loses Fingernail Mid-Game as Astros Rotation Problems Worsen
Lance McCullers Jr. was already pitching on one of the worst days of this season. Then his fingernail fell off. A portion of the fingernail on McCullers’ right index finger came off during the third inning of Wednesday’s 12-2 loss to the Los…
Houston Zoo Gives Jose Altuve the Most Houston Birthday Gift Imaginable
On a day when the Astros could use some good news, the Houston Zoo delivered. Wednesday, the zoo announced the debut of Tuve, a baby howler monkey born March 20 and named in honor of Jose Altuve on his 36th birthday. The name carries a double meaning:…
