Astros Turn to Kai-Wei Teng as Rotation Crisis Forces Bold Move
For the better part of a month, Kai-Wei Teng has been one of the few reliable arms in a Houston Astros bullpen under siege. On Tuesday in Baltimore, he gets a different assignment. Teng will start the series opener against the Orioles, manager Joe Espada…
Astros’ $54M Arm Takes Next Step: Imai Set for Rehab Start Tuesday
Houston Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai is set to make a rehab start Tuesday for Double-A Corpus Christi against the Frisco Roughriders, the Texas Rangers’ Double-A affiliate, manager Joe Espada announced Sunday. Imai has been on the 15-day…
Astros Crushed 12-4 by Yankees as McCullers’ First-Inning Issues Continue
Lance McCullers Jr. came to the ballpark Friday with a plan. Aware that first innings had been his undoing in recent starts, he moved up his pregame bullpen session, sharpened his focus on location, and made the workout more intense than usual. He wanted…
Hold On to Your Hats, Astros Fans
We can’t keep this story under our hat any longer. The Houston Astros have officially joined baseball’s home run celebration club, and hats off to the man who made it happen—catcher Christian Vázquez, who went online, pulled out his own…
Jeremy Peña to Undergo Imaging After Knee Tightness
Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña left Saturday night’s 8-7 loss in Seattle in the fourth inning with right posterior knee tightness and will undergo imaging Sunday, the team announced. Peña said he felt the tightness during Friday’s series opener…
Astros Send Imai Back to Houston, Call Up Murray
The Houston Astros’ pitching situation took another turn Saturday when right-hander Tatsuya Imai was sent back to Houston to be evaluated for what the team is calling a “tired arm,” following Friday night’s one-out start against…
The Houston Astros Have a Pitching Problem. “We’ll Figure It Out” Isn’t a Plan.
Fourteen games into the 2026 season, the Houston Astros are 6-8, losers of five straight, and are dealing with a pitching situation that has gone from concerning to alarming in the span of one week. Manager Joe Espada is staying positive.…
Astros Get Encouraging Injury Updates on Peña, Hader Ahead of Road Trip
The Houston Astros head out on a 10-game road trip to Sacramento, Denver, and Seattle beginning Friday, and manager Joe Espada offered some cautiously encouraging injury news before Wednesday’s series finale against the Red Sox. The most immediate update…
Astros Prospect Zach Cole Out Indefinitely With Broken Toe
Houston Astros outfield prospect Zach Cole is out indefinitely after suffering a broken toe on his right foot Sunday night, when he was hit by a pitch from Rangers reliever Mason Thompson in the fourth inning of a Triple-A Sugar Land game. Cole was…
Christian Roa Makes Astros Roster After Years in Minors
HOUSTON — When the Astros finalized their 2026 roster, one of the quieter stories belonged to Christian Roa. The 26-year-old right-hander arrived in West Palm Beach as a non-roster invitee, a December minor league signing who had spent years moving…
