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Brice Matthews' first two homers lead Astros past D-backs
Rookie Brice Matthews hit his first two homers and drove in his first five runs as the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 in Phoenix on Monday.,Matthews hit a three-run homer in the second inning and a two-run shot in the seventh, both off Zac Gallen (7-11). The 23-year-old second base...

Diamondbacks not acting like sellers, face injury-riddled Astros
The Arizona Diamondbacks look to build on a strong run while the Houston Astros hope to get back on track when the teams meet in a three-game series beginning Monday in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks opened play after the All-Star break with a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, outscoring them ...

Astros avoid sweep with late 11-run onslaught vs. Mariners
Christian Walker hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning and the Houston Astros went on to rout the host Seattle Mariners 11-3 Sunday afternoon.,Former Mariner Taylor Trammell also hit a solo shot and added a two-run double for Houston, which avoided being swept in the three-game series and e...

Astros, Mariners send out All-Star pitchers in AL West battle
Games just mean more after the All-Star break.,After losing Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Seattle, the Houston Astros altered their pitching rotation to send All-Star Hunter Brown (9-4, 2.43 ERA) to the mound Sunday afternoon.,On Saturday, the Mariners announced they'd start t...

Mariners deliver in 11th to outlast Astros
Rookie Cole Young singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 7-6 on Saturday night.,With Dominic Canzone the runner at second to start the inning, Miles Mastrobuoni put down a sacrifice bunt to move Canzone to third. You...

Mariners continue series vs. Astros in battle of AL West's best
It might come as a surprise that Cal Raleigh isn't the Seattle Mariners' leading home-run hitter in the month of July.,Raleigh, who leads the majors with 38 homers and won the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game in Atlanta earlier this week, has gone deep five times this month.,That's barely more th...

Mariners make up ground in AL West with win over Astros
Luis Castillo pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings while Randy Arozarena and Mitch Garver each homered to lead the Seattle Mariners past the visiting Houston Astros 6-1 on Friday night in both teams' first game after the All-Star break.,The Mariners posted their fourth consecutive victory and pulled with...

Mariners open big series vs. division-leading Astros
The Seattle Mariners have been up and down recently.,They'll need to be at their best coming out of the All-Star break as they'll play host to the American League West-leading Houston Astros in a three-game series beginning Friday night at T-Mobile Park.,When the Mariners were last at home, they pit...

Rangers jump on Astros early to complete season's first half with win
Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien each homered while Nathan Eovaldi capped his stellar first half with another quality start as the visiting Texas Rangers claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 5-1 victory on Sunday.,The Rangers completed a season-long 10-gam...

Rangers jump on Astros early to complete season's first half with a win
Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien each homered while Nathan Eovaldi capped his stellar first half with another quality start as the visiting Texas Rangers claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 5-1 victory on Sunday.,The Rangers completed a seasonlong 10-game...

Astros fill in missing pieces in series against Rangers
It was fitting that the Astros had to dig deep into their reconfigured bench in the latter stages of a 5-4, 11-inning victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday that evened this three-game series.,Before Zack Short stroked a walk-off single that scored Cam Smith from second base, Kenedy Corona worke...

Astros walk-off Rangers in 11th to halt 4-game skid
Zack Short hit an opposite-field, walk-off single in the 11th inning, and the Houston Astros snapped a four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.,Short plated Cam Smith from second base with his single to right field off Rangers reliever Hoby Milner. Smith walked against R...

Astros host Rangers, seek consistency to remain atop AL West
The Houston Astros will complete the first half of the season atop the American League West despite debilitating injuries to their rotation, with a trio of starters -- right-handers Hayden Wesneski, Ronel Blanco and Spencer Arrighetti -- sidelined for significant portions of the season.,If Houston i...

Adolis Garcia, Wyatt Langford homer to lead Rangers past Astros
Adolis Garcia and Wyatt Langford clubbed home runs while Jack Leiter pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the visiting Texas Rangers banged out a 7-3 victory over the suddenly reeling Houston Astros on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Rangers improved to 4-4 on their season-l...

Short-handed Astros look to shut down hot Rangers offense
Houston's Isaac Paredes was named to the All-Star Game this week as an injury replacement for Cleveland's Jose Ramirez at third base, a fitting development considering how seamlessly Paredes has fit in with the Astros in his first season with the club.,Houston, which will host the Texas Rangers in a...

Slade Cecconi dominant as Guardians sweep Astros
Angel Martinez and Jose Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning in support of right-hander Slade Cecconi, who recorded a career-high nine strikeouts to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-2 win over the host Houston Astros on Wednesday and a three-game series sweep.,The Guardians reco...

Guardians seek to close series against Astros with a sweep
With Houston closer Josh Hader having last worked on Saturday and the Astros set for an off day on Thursday, manager Joe Espada opted to send his All-Star reliever back out for a second inning of work in the top of the 10th against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.,That roll of the dice came up sn...

Angel Martinez's grand slam in 10th lifts Guardians past Astros
Angel Martinez hit his first career grand slam with two outs in the top of the 10th inning, and the visiting Cleveland Guardians stunned the Houston Astros 10-6 on Tuesday.,Martinez golfed a 1-1 sinker from Astros closer Josh Hader (5-2) into the first row in left field to plate Steven Kwan, Jose Ra...

Astros face Guardians after introducing another new player to lineup
A direct result of the numerous injuries that have thinned Houston's roster this season has been the steady stream of minor leaguers making their big league debuts for the Astros.,Outfielder Kenedy Corona joined that list on Monday and finished 0-for-2 with a walk in the Astros' 7-5 loss to the Clev...

Guardians snap 10-game skid in win at Astros
Brayan Rocchio lined a go-ahead, two-run double into the left field corner with two outs in the top of the sixth inning, and a quartet of relievers protected the lead as the visiting Cleveland Guardians snapped a 10-game losing skid with a 7-5 victory over the red-hot Houston Astros on Monday.,After...