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Astros, Rockies kick off series searching for reversal of fortune
On Monday, the Houston Astros completed a 10-game road trip so nightmarish that a starting pitcher allowing six earned runs over laborious six innings essentially represented a high point.,The Astros dropped the finale of a four-game series with the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Monday, extending their lo...
Josh Naylor (2 HRs, 5 RBIs) powers M's to sweep of Astros
Josh Naylor hit two home runs -- his first two extra-base hits of the season -- and drove in five runs as the host Seattle Mariners completed a four-game sweep of the American League West rival Houston Astros with a 6-2 victory Monday afternoon.,George Kirby (2-2) pitched 7 2/3 innings for the victo...
Light-hitting Mariners taking advantage of Astros' shaky pitching
Every year, generally come playoff time, the question is asked: Does good pitching beat good hitting?,The current series between the Houston Astros and host Seattle Mariners poses a different query: Does bad hitting beat bad pitching?,The answer, thus far, is yes.,The Mariners, who entered the four-...
Logan Gilbert earns first win as Mariners beat Astros again
Logan Gilbert pitched seven strong innings for his first victory of the season as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 6-1 Sunday afternoon.,Randy Arozarena and Luke Raley, the Nos. 5-6 batters in Seattle's lineup, both had three hits. Raley had two doubles and two RBIs.,Yainer ...
Phil Garner, 3-time All-Star, manager, dies at 76
Phil Garner, who won a World Series title as a player with the Pittsburgh Pirates and managed the Houston Astros to the Fall Classic in 2005, died on Saturday. He was 76.,The Garner family released the following statement on Sunday:,"(He) passed away peacefully last night, April 11, surrounded by fa...
'Catalyst' J.P. Crawford, Mariners go for another win over Astros
The Seattle Mariners might want to consider keeping J.P. Crawford in the leadoff spot.,Because good things happen to them when he's there.,Crawford singled home the winning run with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning of an 8-7 victory against the struggling Houston Astros...
Julio Rodriguez, Mariners rally from 5-run deficit to walk off Astros
J.P. Crawford's walk-off single with one out and the bases loaded in the ninth inning capped the Seattle Mariners' rally from a five-run deficit in an 8-7 victory against the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday night.,Julio Rodriguez doubled and homered, his first two extra-base hits of the season, ...
Mariners hope to build upon Ichiro-inspired victory vs. Astros
Perhaps what the Seattle Mariners needed most Friday was a laugh.,Saddled with a five-game losing streak, the Mariners returned home to face Houston with the team unveiling a statue of franchise legend Ichiro Suzuki outside T-Mobile Park before the opener of a four-game series.,As fellow Hall of Fam...
Randy Arozarena's homer helps Mariners top Astros to end skid
Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer into the second deck in left field in the fifth inning and the Seattle Mariners snapped a five-game skid with a 9-6 victory against the visiting Houston Astros on Friday night.,Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run homer for the Astros, who lost their fifth ...
Rockies earn rare series sweep of Astros in Denver
Hunter Goodman homered, Ezequiel Tovar, Troy Johnston and Edouard Julien had two hits apiece, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 9-1 in Denver on Wednesday.,Michael Lorenzen bounced back from his last start to get his first win with Colorado. Lorenzen (1-1) allowed one run on seven hit...
After winning first series against Astros since 2021, Rockies go for sweep
Kyle Freeland became the first Rockies starter to pitch into the seventh inning this season in Colorado's 5-1 win over Houston on Tuesday night.,Michael Lorenzen has a chance to make it two straight when he takes the mound against the Astros on Wednesday afternoon in Denver. ,The improved Rockies al...
Rockies' Kyle Freeland, Antonio Senzatela beat Astros with 3-hitter
Kyle Freeland pitched 6 1/3 strong innings, Willi Castro and Mickey Moniak homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 5-1 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Castro finished with three hits and three RBIs while TJ Rumfield singled twice for Colorado, which has won three in a row.,Freeland (1-1...
With Mickey Moniak sparkling, Colorado out to rock Astros again
Mickey Moniak struggled at the start of the 2025 season, hitting .216 through the end of May, but he recovered to hit .270 with a career-high 24 home runs in his first season with the Colorado Rockies.,He signed for another year and is off to a better start after beginning the season on the injured ...
Rockies' 8-run inning just enough to down Astros
Willi Castro had two hits in Colorado's eight-run fifth inning, Tyler Johnston homered among his three hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 9-7 in Denver on Monday night.,Edouard Julien and TJ Rumfield had two hits each and Juan Mejia picked up his first save of the season for Colo...
Ailing Ryan Feltner to make scheduled start for Rockies against Astros
Ryan Feltner had a scary moment in his first start of the season, but it wasn't as frightening as the one the Colorado Rockies' right-hander experienced three years ago.,Feltner took a line drive off his hip in Toronto on Tuesday and left the game after three innings with tightness in his right glut...
Brent Rooker (2 HRs, 6 RBIs) lifts Athletics over Astros in 10
Brent Rooker clubbed a pair of home runs, including a three-run walk-off blast in the 10th inning that lifted the host Athletics to a wild 12-10 win over the Houston Astros in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Rooker, who finished with six RBIs, drove in Shea Langeliers and Tyler So...
Astros ace Hunter Brown (shoulder) placed on 15-day IL
The Houston Astros placed ace right-hander Hunter Brown on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right shoulder strain.,The move was retroactive to Thursday.,Brown finished third in American League Cy Young Award balloting last season. He is 1-0 with an 0.84 ERA in two starts this season, striking o...
A's manager Mark Kotsay wants better effort against Astros
The Athletics will be looking for better results on Sunday as they host the Houston Astros in West Sacramento, Calif., with each team vying for its first series win against a divisional opponent in 2026.,It's been a tale of two blowouts so far in this first meeting between American League West rival...
Astros rack up 18 hits while trouncing Athletics
Christian Walker and Cam Smith hit homers and the Houston Astros recorded 18 hits as they blasted the Athletics 11-0 on Saturday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Tatsuya Imai (1-0) threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts to earn his first career major league win. The 27-year-old right...
After blowout win, Athletics look to unleash even more power vs. Astros
The Athletics didn't look potent when they scored 17 total runs while losing five of their first six games.,But Lawrence Butler said the real version of the A's are the team that scored 11 runs on Friday night.,The Athletics will shoot for another highly productive outing on Saturday afternoon when ...