Astros Finish Off Cubs Sweep as Christian Walker Stays Red Hot
The Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Sunday at Wrigley Field, rallying from a 3-2 deficit with a five-run fifth inning to win 8-5. Houston improved to 23-31. The Cubs dropped their eighth straight. It was the…
Astros Get Encouraging Injury News—But Yordan Alvarez Looms Large
The Houston Astros’ injured list has been one of the defining stories of their 2026 season, and Sunday brought both cautious optimism and fresh concern. On the encouraging side, four players are scheduled to appear Sunday for Double-A Corpus…
Kai-Wei Teng Shoves as Astros Clinch Series Win at Wrigley
Christian Walker hit two home runs, Kai-Wei Teng threw six scoreless innings, and the Houston Astros shut out the Chicago Cubs 3-0 Saturday at Wrigley Field—their second straight win at a ballpark where they had not won since June 22, 2013. The victory…
Arrighetti Joins Rare Astros Company
Spencer Arrighetti started the 2026 season at Triple-A. He is now pitching in the company of Justin Verlander and Roger Clemens. After five more scoreless innings Friday at Wrigley Field, Arrighetti’s ERA through his first seven starts of the…
Arrighetti Continues Breakout Season as Astros Beat Cubs
Spencer Arrighetti has been the one constant in a rotation that has been anything but, and on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field he was at his best when the Astros needed it most. Arrighetti held the Chicago Cubs scoreless across five innings, striking…
MLB Has Officially Gone Tarps Off
If you’ve been anywhere near baseball social media this week, you’ve probably seen it: grown men in the upper deck, shirts off, twirling them over their heads like they’re at a college football game. Welcome to Tarps Off, the most…
Santa is Coming to H-Town
The Houston Astros’ bullpen is about to get a visit from Santa—and it’s not even December. The Astros will select the contract of right-hander Alimber Santa ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, The…
Two Mistakes, 15 Strikeouts, Another Astros Loss
Two fastballs left over the heart of the plate. That was all the Minnesota Twins needed. Mike Burrows surrendered home runs to former Astro Victor Caratini and Ryan Kreidler that accounted for all four Minnesota runs in a 4-1 loss at Target Field…
The Astros Are Losing the Strike Zone
The Houston Astros are making history. It is not the kind anyone wanted. Through 50 games, Astros pitchers have issued more walks than any staff in the majors, averaging 4.92 per game and on pace for nearly 800 on the season. The MLB modern-era record is…
Astros Lost Lance McCullers Jr. Before First Pitch — Then Jason Alexander Dealt
When the Astros recalled Jason Alexander from Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, it raised a question. When Lance McCullers Jr. was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday with right shoulder inflammation—inflammation that manager Joe Espada acknowledged…