Astros Beat Mets 6-3 as LaMonte Wade Jr. Delivers Off the Bench
The Houston Astros needed Ethan Pecko to survive the first inning Sunday, and they needed LaMonte Wade Jr. to change the game in the sixth. Both delivered. Wade came off the bench and hit a two-run homer to give Houston the lead, while Pecko recovered…
Yainer Diaz Powers Astros Past Yankees, Back Into First
After a miserable homestand, a front-office shakeup, and a day of uncertainty surrounding their manager, the Houston Astros needed something to go right. Yainer Diaz made sure plenty did Tuesday night. Diaz homered twice and drove in three runs, Yordan…
Astros Show Their Personal Side During MLB Players’ Weekend
Major League Baseball’s Players’ Weekend is underway, giving players across the league a chance to trade some of baseball’s usual uniformity for a little personality. For the Houston Astros, that apparently includes making sure everyone knows exactly who…
Astros Suffer Acute Loss to Angels, 3-1
The Houston Astros’ struggling offense found another low Tuesday night. Houston managed just three hits in a 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Daikin Park, dropping the Astros back to .500 at 63-63 and wasting an opportunity against a division…
Wesneski Delivers, Astros Even Series With Blue Jays
A day after standing pat on pitching at the trade deadline, Houston got a reminder of why: Hayden Wesneski delivered his best start yet in his return from Tommy John surgery, and Taylor Trammell turned a tense back-and-forth into a laugher with a…
Astros Retake First Place in AL West, Rout Rangers 11-2
The Houston Astros pounded the Texas Rangers 11-2 on Friday night at Daikin Park, retaking first place in the AL West for the first time since early April and clinching the season series over Texas in the process. Houston struck early against Rangers…
Astros Sweep Angels as Hayden Wesneski Wins Return
Hayden Wesneski earned the win in his return from Tommy John surgery, and Houston’s offense answered an early deficit with runs in five different innings as the Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels, 7-4, on Wednesday at Angel Stadium to complete a…
Yordan Alvarez Hits 200th Career Homer, Astros Fall Late to Rangers
Bryan King entered Friday having allowed a run in just one of his last seventeen appearances. That streak ended in the worst possible spot as the Rangers scored four runs in the eighth inning to turn a tied game into a 7-3 win over the Astros in the…
Ex-Blue Jay Joey Loperfido Breaks Toronto Hearts in Astros Win
Joey Loperfido had one pitch left to work with. He made it count. With two outs and two strikes in the 11th inning, Loperfido—traded from the Blue Jays back to Houston in the offseason—crushed a curveball into the right-field seats at Rogers Centre, a…
Bazzana Homers Twice as Guardians Hand Astros 8-1 Loss
Spencer Arrighetti’s June struggles continued Saturday night at Daikin Park, and Travis Bazzana made sure of it. The Cleveland Guardians rookie second baseman homered twice and matched a career best with five RBIs as Cleveland routed the Houston…
