Astros Finally Rested Their Bullpen. They May Need All of It Tuesday
For much of September, the Astros treated their bullpen like there might not be a tomorrow. Now there is one—and the bullpen may have to carry a large part of it. Houston opens the Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox at Daikin Park on Tuesday…
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…
Astros Recall Kai-Wei Teng, Option Bryan King to Sugar Land
The Houston Astros made another change to their pitching staff Friday, recalling right-hander Kai-Wei Teng from Triple-A Sugar Land and optioning left-hander Bryan King. The move gives Houston a fresh multi-inning arm as it opens a three-game series…
Astros Hit Pause on Mike Burrows’ Rotation Spot
Mike Burrows is getting a breather. The Houston Astros will use the right-hander out of the bullpen during the upcoming three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians at Daikin Park, manager Joe Espada announced Wednesday. The move is…
How Josh Hader’s Return Changes the Astros Bullpen
Josh Hader threw a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday night and earned his first save of 2026. It was one inning. It was also a glimpse of what the Astros have been missing. For more than two months, Houston operated without its closer, patching together a…
Peter Lambert: The Astros’ Next Diamond in the Rough?
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Houston Astros have a habit of finding useful pitchers where nobody else is looking. Tayler Scott was a non-roster invitee in 2024 who wound up spending the entire season on the big league roster. Steven Okert repeated the…
