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Jose Altuve aims to stay hot as Astros open road trip vs. Red Sox
The Astros will kick off a nine-game road trip when they face the Boston Red Sox on Friday, and few American League hitters are coming off a better month than Houston's Jose Altuve., ,Altuve collected four hits, including a three-run home run, to help Houston defeat Washington 9-1 on Wednesday. He h...
Ramon Urias to Astros, Andrew Kittredge to Cubs as Orioles sell
The Houston Astros got their third baseman, acquiring Ramon Urias and cash considerations from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday for minor-league pitching prospect Twine Palmer.,Also Thursday, the Orioles sent right-hander Andrew Kittredge to the Chicago Cubs for minor league shortstop Wilfri De La ...
Astros add INF Ramon Urias in deal with Orioles
The Houston Astros added a utility infield option on Wednesday, acquiring Ramon Urias from the Baltimore Orioles, according to multiple media reports.,Baltimore reportedly is receiving minor league right-hander Twine Palmer in return.,Urias, 31, has spent his entire six-year major league career with...
Astros display power in rout of Nationals
Jose Altuve, Cooper Hummel and Yainer Diaz homered and the Houston Astros defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 9-1 on Wednesday afternoon.,The Astros took the series 2-1 after losing five of their previous six games. Altuve was 4-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBIs as he extended his f...
Astros display power in routing Nationals
Jose Altuve, Cooper Hummel and Yainer Diaz homered and the Houston Astros defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 9-1 on Wednesday afternoon.,The Astros took the series 2-1, after losing five of their previous six games. Altuve was 4-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBIs as he extended his ...
Fresh off halting skid, Astros chase series victory vs. Nationals
With All-Star shortstop Jeremy Pena starting a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land and outfielders Yordan Alvarez and Jake Meyers continuing to ramp up baseball activities, the Astros are inching closer to having several starters back from the injured list.,Until those front-line performers re...
Astros top Nationals to halt 5-game losing skid
Yainer Diaz and Mauricio Dubon recorded three-hit games and Christian Walker delivered a timely two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Houston Astros rode a balanced offensive attack to a 7-4 interleague victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,The Astros snapped a...
Astros hunt for missing offense, home victory against Nationals
Perhaps the greatest display of evidence showcasing the Houston Astros' offensive struggles came Monday in the opener of a three-game home interleague series against the Washington Nationals.,Four Houston pitchers -- starter Framber Valdez and relievers Bryan King, Bryan Abreu and Josh Hader -- comb...
Riley Adams' homer lifts Nationals past Astros
Riley Adams clubbed a two-out, tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning, and the visiting Washington Nationals rode a strong pitching performance to a 2-1 victory over the reeling Houston Astros on Monday.,Adams socked his sixth homer this season to right field off Astros reliever Bryan King (3-2...
Astros look to get back to winning ways at home vs. Nationals
The Astros capped another week of variance on Sunday by losing the finale of a four-game series against the Athletics 7-1, which sent Houston to its ninth loss in its last 10 home games.,The Astros were swept for the third time this season, with all three of those series coming at home. Houston will...
Nick Kurtz aims to remain hot as A's pursue series sweep of Astros
One night after becoming the first rookie to produce a four-homer game as part of a historic 6-for-6 performance, Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz finished 2-for-4 with a walk in a 5-1 win Saturday over the host Houston Astros.,Kurtz will seek to continue his hot streak on Sunday afternoon as the ...
On heels of 4-HR game, Nick Kurtz takes aim at Astros again
The Houston Astros couldn't have picked a worse time to put yet another starting pitcher on the injured list. After all, Nick Kurtz is still in town.,Kurtz, the Athletics' breakout star rookie, took some serious lumber to the record books on Friday night, becoming the first rookie to hit four home r...
Nick Kurtz ties record with 4 HRs as A's pound Astros
Rookie Nick Kurtz tied major league records with four home runs and 19 total bases to pace the visiting Athletics to a 15-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday.,Kurtz, who was 6-for-6 in the game after going 3-for-5 with two doubles in the Athletics' series-opening win on Thursday, extended hi...
A's pursue second straight win over banged-up Astros
One of the foremost challenges facing Houston Astros manager Joe Espada and his injury-strapped roster is utilizing the revolving door of players recalled from the minors or acquired off waivers.,In the opener of a four-game series against the Athletics on Thursday, the Astros started three players ...
Athletics pounce on former teammate to put away Astros
Rookie Nick Kurtz recorded his fourth career three-hit game while Luis Severino carried a shutout into the seventh inning as the visiting Athletics claimed a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday.,The Athletics opened the four-game series by banging out 12 hits, with 11 coming against form...
Streaking Astros open series against stumbling A's
Even with four regulars on the injured list, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada stuck with his scheduled off days for Jose Altuve and Cam Smith on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,Undaunted, the Astros continued their resilient play with a 4-...
Astros' Christian Walker delivers in ninth vs. D-Backs
Christian Walker singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to punctuate his return to Arizona as the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday in Phoenix to complete a three-game sweep.,Zack Short and Taylor Trammell had bunt singles to open the ninth off Kevin Ginkel (1-4)...
Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks aim to shut down Astros
Right-hander Brandon Pfaadt can tie his career high in victories for a season on Wednesday when the Arizona Diamondbacks bid to salvage the finale of a three-game series against the Houston Astros.,Pfaadt (10-6, 4.82 ERA) enters the game in Phoenix after arguably his best two starts of the season, o...
Astros' Framber Valdez beats D-backs for 10th straight win
Brice Matthews hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, Framber Valdez won his 10th straight decision and the Houston Astros earned a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in Phoenix.,Matthews followed a one-out walk to pinch hitter Taylor Trammell with a 396-foot homer to l...
Astros turn to Framber Valdez, try to take series from D-backs
After rookie Brice Matthews' coming-out party Monday, Houston will turn to veteran ace left-hander Framber Valdez in an attempt to win the series from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.,Valdez will bring a nine-game winning streak -- and a surprising All-Star Game snub -- into the second game of a...