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Robbie Ray to make debut for Padres against Astros
If you can't beat them, trade for them.,After watching San Francisco Giants left-hander Robbie Ray shut them down in a 4-1 win on July 30, the San Diego Padres dealt for him a few hours before the Monday trade deadline to beef up a weak starting rotation.,Ray will pitch his first game for the Padres...
Jose Altuve aims to stay hot, lead Astros to series win vs. Jays
Second baseman Jose Altuve, riding a streak of three consecutive multi-hit games, leads the Houston Astros into the decisive matchup of a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.,Altuve keyed Houston's 7-2 victory on Tuesday, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs, hi...
Taylor Trammell's homer powers Astros past Blue Jays
Taylor Trammell clubbed a three-run homer, Hayden Wesneski delivered a quality start and the Houston Astros evened their three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays with a 7-2 win on Tuesday.,The Astros were victorious for the 12th time in 14 games behind Wesneski (2-0) and a four-run fifth inni...
Astros OF Daulton Varsho gets another shot vs. Blue Jays after trade
Daulton Varsho will be in the dugout with his new team against his former team for the second time on Tuesday when the Toronto Blue Jays face the host Houston Astros in the middle contest of a three-game series.,Varsho was running in the outfield in Houston when he learned he had been traded, and ho...
Astros swap RHP Spencer Arrighetti for Blue Jays CF Daulton Varsho
The Houston Astros pulled off a deal to acquire center fielder Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for right-handed starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti on Monday.,Houston, which began the week with a 2 1/2-game lead in the American League West, added a former Gold Glove winner with...
Shane Bieber, Jays halt Astros' 6-game win streak
Shane Bieber pitched effectively into the sixth inning, Alejandro Kirk slugged his fourth home run and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays snapped the Houston Astros' six-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Monday.,After completing six trades over the past two days in the runup to the trade deadlin...
Reports: Astros swap Spencer Arrighetti for Blue Jays’ Daulton Varsho
The Houston Astros are finalizing a deal to acquire center fielder Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for right-handed starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti, The Athletic and MLB.com reported Monday.,Houston, which began the week with a 2 1/2-game lead in the American League West, a...
Back atop AL West, red-hot Astros face lowly Blue Jays
Astros manager Joe Espada was reluctant to declare that his club had made a statement following a 7-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday that capped a sweep of the three-game series and propelled Houston into first place in the American League West for the first time since April 6.,The Astros have...
Yordan Alvarez's 4-hit game powers surging Astros past Rangers
Yordan Alvarez capped his second four-hit game of the season with a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning, helping the Houston Astros complete a three-game series sweep of the visiting Texas Rangers with a 7-3 victory on Sunday.,The Astros extended their lead in the American Le...
Astros' Carlos Correa (ankle surgery) not ruling out 2026 return
On May 11, Carlos Correa underwent what he thought was season-ending surgery on his left ankle.,On Saturday, he began working out on the field again, well ahead of the original six- to eight-month recovery timeline. That has the Astros' third baseman optimistic his season isn't over after all.,"We'l...
Against Astros, Rangers counting on Evan Carter to carry hot bat into August
After a miserable first few months of the 2026 season, Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter finally showed just what he can do in July.,Carter posted a sub-.200 batting average in each of the first three months of the schedule, but delivered in July with a .315 average and a .912 OPS in 22 games...
Astros cling to 1-run lead, hold off Rangers in division tilt
Josh Hader moved into fifth place in franchise history with his 77th save, and the Houston Astros extended their lead in the American League West over the visiting Texas Rangers with a 5-4 victory on Saturday.,Hader worked a perfect ninth inning for his 15th save in 15 chances. The Astros preserved ...
Streaking Astros eager to continue winning ways vs. Rangers
While 51 games remain on their schedule, the Houston Astros reached a milestone of sorts on Friday when they defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 11-2 in the opener of a three-game series.,The Astros, after all, reclaimed first place in the American League West for the first time since April 6. They'...
Astros blast Rangers, charge into first place in AL West
Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker slugged back-to-back home runs, Yordan Alvarez reached base four times, and the Houston Astros moved into first place in the American League West with an 11-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday.,Houston won for the ninth time in 10 games and clinched...
Battle for AL West lead takes center stage as Astros host Rangers
The signs of a revival are present for the Houston Astros in ways beyond their steady climb back to .500.,With their 7-4 road win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, the Astros finally evened their season record following a 20-31 start that contributed to their falling as many as six games beh...
Yainer Diaz, Astros overtake Angels, cap series sweep
Yainer Diaz went 4-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored as the Houston Astros rallied from a three-run deficit to complete a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 7-4 victory on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif.,Hayden Wesneski (1-0), making his first major league appearance ...
Astros' Hayden Wesneski 'very excited' and 'nervous' for season debut vs. Angels
Right-hander Hayden Wesneski will make his first start in almost 15 months when the surging Houston Astros go for a three-game series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Wesneski last pitched in a major league game on May 6, 2025, in a 4-3 loss at Milwaukee. He wa...
Yordan Alvarez powers Astros past struggling Angels
Yordan Alvarez homered and singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Christian Walker homered and had two hits and Jose Altuve also had two hits for Houston, which won for the seventh ...
Angels next for Astros' Peter Lambert, who 'doesn’t back down'
After scoring four runs on just one hit in the ninth inning to pull out the series opener on Monday, the Houston Astros will turn to right-hander Peter Lambert to try to clinch their three-game set against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,Lambert (8-5, 3.03 ERA) has been ...
Astros' 4-run small-ball rally in ninth inning sinks Angels
LaMonte Wade Jr. drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk during a four-run ninth inning as the Houston Astros rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.,The decisive rally featured just one hit, a single that did not knock in a run.,Taylor Trammell ...