The Houston Astros added slugger Trey Mancini just before the Aug. 2 trade deadline in a swap with the Baltimore Orioles. Mancini has had a fiery start to his Houston career, to say the least, and is a reminder of what he can mean for the Astros down the stretch. In his second game since […]
SEATTLE – Coming out of the All-Star break riding a 14-game winning streak and looking to make a statement against the American League West leaders, the up-and-coming Mariners were anything but. A road bump for the relentless Astros. The Astros extended their division lead to four games in four days coming off the break with […]
HOUSTON – The Yankees have played 14 teams and have a winning record against all but one. It shouldn’t be hard to come up with an exception, as the Yankees lost to the Astros 2-1 on Thursday – and have lost three of the team’s five meetings so far this year. With last week’s no-hitter […]
Houston Astros slugger Jordan Alvarez was not in his team’s lineup for the final of the series against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday night due to a hand injury and is considered day-to-day, manager Dusty Baker said. “Hopefully those will be just a few days,” Baker said before his team’s 4-3 victory. “The diagnosis […]
Major League Baseball has such a glorious history, it is noteworthy that there are still things that have not been done yet. Another thing dropped off the list on Wednesday. Houston Astros pitchers Luis Garcia and Phil Matton each played an impressive game against the Texas Rangers – nine pitches and three strikeouts. This is […]
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will miss time on account of a stressed right forearm, however, he’s contesting a report that he’s done for the season. “The report that I’m currently missing the rest of the season is not accurate,” he tweeted. “There is a forearm strain … I’m hopeful that with some rest it […]