Six-Run Sixth Costs Astros Chance to Take AL West Lead
For five innings Friday night, Hunter Brown and the Astros appeared to be doing exactly what they needed to do. Then the sixth inning happened. The Athletics scored six runs in the inning, turning a 1-0 Houston lead into a 6-1 deficit, and held off a…
Astros Fall to Rays as AL West Lead Shrinks to Two
The Astros’ margin for error in the AL West got smaller Saturday night. Houston fell 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, dropping its second straight game in the series. With Texas beating Arizona 6-2, the Astros’ division lead is down to two…
Astros Fall 6-2 to Mets as Pitching Plan Unravels
The Houston Astros spent Saturday trying to piece together nine innings from a pitching staff that has given them few dependable options. The plan lasted exactly as long as it took Bennett Sousa to record two outs. Sousa, making his first start of the…
Astros Lineup Today vs. Mets — August 29, 2026
Game Details Date: August 29, 2026First pitch: 3:10 p.m. CTLocation: Citi Field How to Tune In TV: Space City Home NetworkStreaming: SCHN app (with subscription)Radio: SportsTalk 790 AM Astros Starting Lineup Jeremy Peña (R) DH Yordan Alvarez (L) LF…
The Astros Have Two Rested Starters. They’re Starting Bennett Sousa.
The Houston Astros are alone in first place in the American League West, two games ahead of the Texas Rangers. They also have two rested starting pitchers on their active roster. Yet on Saturday afternoon against the New York Mets, they are handing the…
Four-Run Seventh Sinks Astros in 9-3 Loss to Yankees
For six innings Wednesday night, the Houston Astros were very much in a baseball game. Then came the seventh. The New York Yankees broke open a tie game with four runs against Bennett Sousa and went on to beat the Astros 9-3 at Yankee Stadium, evening…
Astros Blow Late Lead, Fall 4-3 to Athletics at Daikin Park
The Houston Astros found another way to let one slip away at Daikin Park Saturday night—and in the process dropped below .500 at home for the season. Houston carried a two-run lead into the eighth inning before the bullpen unraveled, allowing three runs…
Hunter Brown Pitches Astros Into Second Place
Hunter Brown delivered his most complete start of the season Saturday, working seven innings and allowing two hits and no walks while striking out seven, as the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, at Rate Field to win their fifth straight…
Astros Activate Cristian Javier Friday, Shift Teng to Bullpen
The Houston Astros enter the final stretch before the All-Star break with some welcome reinforcements on the way—and a few more roster decisions to sort out. Javier Back Friday Cristian Javier will be activated off the injured list Friday ahead of the…
Astros Bullpen Meltdown Continues as Sousa’s Return Unravels in Loss to Yankees
The Houston Astros activated Bennett Sousa before Saturday’s game hoping the left-hander could provide some stability to a bullpen that has been one of the worst in baseball. What they got instead was a microcosm of everything that has gone wrong…