Astros Injury Update: Several Returns Getting Closer
Several Houston Astros players are trending toward returns from the injured list, with the club receiving encouraging news on multiple fronts Friday. Lance McCullers Jr. faced live hitters for the first time since being sidelined, throwing 25 pitches in…
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…
Astros Lineup Today vs Twins — May 19, 2026
Game Details Date: May 19, 2026First pitch: 6:40 p.m. CTLocation: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota How to Tune In TV: Space City Home Network (SCHN)Streaming: SCHN app (with provider login)Radio: KBME 790 AM / 94.5 FM HD-2 Astros Starting Lineup…
Astros Snap Brutal Mariners Losing Streak in Walk-Off Fashion
The Houston Astros needed something to go right. On Wednesday night at Daikin Park, it came from the bottom of the order. Zach Cole lined a walk-off single past diving first baseman Josh Naylor in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Astros a 4-3…
Astros Lineup Today vs. Mariners — May 13, 2026
Game Details Date: May 13, 2026First pitch: 7:10 p.m. CTLocation: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas How to Tune In TV: Space City Home Network (SCHN)Streaming: SCHN app (with provider login)Radio: KBME 790 AM / 94.5 FM HD-2 Astros Starting Lineup Jose Altuve…
No Off Days, No Rotation, No Room for Error: Astros Enter Brutal 13-Game Stretch
The Houston Astros had Thursday off. Starting tonight with the first of three in Cincinnati, they will play 13 games in 13 days. That stretch includes seven against the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners, two of the American League’s more…
McCullers Loses Fingernail Mid-Game as Astros Rotation Problems Worsen
Lance McCullers Jr. was already pitching on one of the worst days of this season. Then his fingernail fell off. A portion of the fingernail on McCullers’ right index finger came off during the third inning of Wednesday’s 12-2 loss to the Los…
Dodgers Hammer Astros as McCullers Unravels, Pages Hits Three Homers
It was Jose Altuve’s 36th birthday. The Astros gave him nothing to celebrate. Lance McCullers Jr. lasted 2.2 innings, throwing 39 pitches in the third inning alone before Joe Espada finally pulled him. The Los Angeles Dodgers pounded Houston 12-2…
Astros Explode Early: Smith, Alvarez Power 11-5 Rout to Split Doubleheader
If Game 1 was a nightmare, Game 2 was the wake-up call the Astros needed. The Houston Astros erupted for five runs in the first inning and never looked back, routing the Baltimore Orioles 11-5 Thursday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to split…
Astros Lineup Today at Orioles — April 30, 2026 (Game 2)
The Houston Astros have released their lineup for today’s game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Game Details Date: April 30, 2026First pitch: TBD CTLocation: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD How to Tune In TV: Space…