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Justin Verlander gets back in win column as Astros edge Angels
Yordan Alvarez hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning on Saturday night for the Houston Astros, who beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 in Anaheim, Calif., in the second game of a three-game series between the American League West rivals.,Justin Verlander tossed five innings to earn his first ...
Astros' Justin Verlander aims to get back on track vs. Angels
The Houston Astros haven't punched their ticket to the playoffs just yet.,But for Justin Verlander, the postseason may as well begin Saturday night.,Verlander will look to snap an extended slump and audition for a spot in the Astros' playoff rotation when he takes the mound in the middle contest of ...
Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez homer as Astros top Angels
Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer and Yusei Kikuchi earned the win by tossing seven solid innings Friday night for the visiting Houston Astros, who beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 in the opener of a three-game series.,Yordan Alvarez had two RBIs and homered leading off the ninth for the Astros (79-68...
Alex Bregman's homer carries Astros past Angels
Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer and Yusei Kikuchi earned the win by tossing seven solid innings Friday night for the visiting Houston Astros, who beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 in the opener of a three-game series.,Yordan Alvarez had two RBIs and homered leading off the ninth for the Astros (79-68...
Yusei Kikuchi, facing Angels, aims to stay perfect with Astros
With a loss Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Angels ensured they would finish the season in a familiar spot.,With a win Thursday afternoon, the Houston Astros inched closer to their annual destination.,The Astros will look to maintain their 4 1/2-game lead in the American League West on Friday when ...
Late hits help Astros get past pesky Athletics
Jon Singleton ripped a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the host Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon.,Singleton plated Yainer Diaz, who had smacked a one-out single, advanced to second on Kyle Tucker's base hit and moved to third...
Astros place OF Chas McCormick (hand) on 10-day IL
The Houston Astros placed outfielder Chas McCormick on the 10-day injured list Thursday due to a small fracture on his right hand.,The move is retroactive to Wednesday, one day after McCormick sustained the injury after running into the right-field wall while chasing down a foul ball in Houston's 4-...
Astros, awaiting word on Jose Altuve, try to recover vs. A's
The Houston Astros finally had two games this week in which their starting lineup featured all four of their stalwarts -- Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker -- for the first time since early June.,It's unclear when the foursome might be together again after Altuve sustained an...
Kyle McCann delivers clutch homer as Athletics top Astros
Kyle McCann slugged a go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to support Joey Estes, who pitched effectively into the seventh inning as the visiting Oakland Athletics claimed a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.,McCann struck a surprising blow against Astros right-hander ...
A's turn to Joey Estes in bid for series victory vs. Astros
Hogan Harris, the Athletics' seventh pitcher of the game, did more than just secure his fourth win of the season and the seventh of his career when he worked the final two innings of Oakland's 4-3, 12-inning victory over the host Houston Astros on Tuesday.,With Oakland manager Mark Kotsay down to on...
Bunt-fueled 12th-inning rally lifts A's over Astros
Daz Cameron, Max Schuemann and Nick Allen parlayed successive bunts into a two-run rally in the top of the 12th inning, helping the Oakland Athletics escape with a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday.,The Athletics (63-82) rallied against Hector Neris (9-5), the sixth pitcher of the game for ...
D-backs get 3 HRs, 8 RBIs from Pavin Smith, blast Astros
Pavin Smith homered in each of his first three at-bats and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks salvaged the finale of a three-game series with a 12-6 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday night.,Smith recorded his first career multi-homer game and collected a career-high eight RBIs to power Arizona (8...
Astros' Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez aim to stay hot vs. D-backs
One game after Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez produced multi-hit games to spur an eruption from atop the lineup, that duo did so again to help the Houston Astros cruise to an 11-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday and clinch this three-game interleague series.,Altuve and Alvarez fini...
Two big innings propel Astros past Diamondbacks
Jeremy Pena capped a five-run sixth inning with a three-run home run, and the Houston Astros remained unbeaten with Yusei Kikuchi on the mound by toppling the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Saturday.,Pena chased Diamondbacks reliever Dylan Florio with a 390-foot blast the opposite way into th...
Astros aim to build on shutout of Diamondbacks
The Houston Astros welcomed back All-Star Kyle Tucker in the opener of an interleague series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, an 8-0 win highlighted by Yordan Alvarez blasting a pair of three-run homers.,After ending a three-game skid, the Astros will seek another victory on Satu...
Yordan Alvarez homers twice as Astros blank D-backs
Yordan Alvarez slugged two three-run home runs while Framber Valdez tossed seven shutout innings as the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a three-game interleague series with the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 on Friday.,Alvarez produced his second multi-homer effort in as many home games. Before accom...
Astros reinstate OF Kyle Tucker (shin fracture)
The Houston Astros reinstated outfielder Kyle Tucker from the 60-day injured list on Friday, three-plus months after suffering an injury that turned out to be a small fracture in his shin.,In corresponding roster moves, the Astros optioned infielder Zach Dezenzo to Triple-A Sugar Land and designated...
Ty France HR gives Reds 1-0 win, sweep of Astros
Ty France spoiled a pitchers' duel with a go-ahead solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning, lifting the host Cincinnati Reds to a 1-0 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon., ,France sent Houston reliever Bryan Abreu's second pitch of the inning over the wall in left-center to help ...
Astros try to beat Reds for first time since 2016
Through their eight-year run of dominance, the Houston Astros have had a kryptonite of sorts.,The Cincinnati Reds have defeated the Astros seven straight times. Houston hasn't beaten Cincinnati since 2016, the year before the first of its two World Series titles.,That includes Monday's 5-3 Cincinnat...
Reds end Astros' five-game winning streak
Ty France went 4-for-4 with a double and Santiago Espinal continued his torrid post-All-Star break run with two hits and two RBIs, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 win over the visiting Houston Astros on Monday afternoon. , ,The Reds snapped Houston's five-game win streak and continued Cincinnat...