Astros Finally Seeing Movement on Crowded Injured List
The Houston Astros’ injured list remains crowded, but there is meaningful progress on several fronts. Jose Altuve took 30 swings Monday and fielded ground balls Tuesday at the team’s facility in Florida, manager Joe Espada confirmed—a…
Rangers Bury Astros with 8-Run First
One night after a combined no-hitter, the Houston Astros ran into a first inning they would like to forget. Jason Alexander allowed eight runs in the first inning—five before recording an out—and the Astros never recovered in a 10-7 loss to the Texas…
The Astros Are Finally Starting to Click
For the first time this season, the Astros are clicking. Are they perfect? No. Is everybody healthy? Hardly. Are they finally starting to look like a functional baseball team again despite everything that has gone wrong over the first two months of the…
Astros Throw Combined No-Hitter Against Rangers
Alimber Santa struck out Brandon Nimmo on a called third strike to end it, and the Houston Astros completed the fifth combined no-hitter in franchise history Memorial Day, blanking the Texas Rangers 9-0 at Globe Life Field. It began with Tatsuya Imai,…
Astros Bring Momentum Into Critical Rangers Series
One third of the 2026 season is in the books, and the Houston Astros find themselves exactly where nobody wanted them to be: 23-31, fourth in the AL West, and staring down a deficit that has made every series feel urgent. Starting Monday in Arlington,…
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…