HOUSTON -- Framber Valdez took a no-hitter into the seventh, and Yordan Alvarez hit two of Houston’s four home runs as the Astros defeated the Twins, 5-2, Saturday at Minute Maid Park. Valdez yielded one run on two hits and struck out four over seven innings. It was his second

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HOUSTON -- The Astros finished May with an above .500 record for the month, but their recent offensive slog continued. Houston scored in only one inning for the eighth time in its last nine games, losing to the Twins, 6-1, Friday night at Minute Maid Park for their fourth defeat

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SEATTLE -- The resurgence of Hunter Brown and the evolution of Spencer Arrighetti in the past couple of weeks have been perhaps the biggest positive developments of the season so far for the Astros, with the exception of Ronel Blanco’s breakout campaign. And considering how many injuries the Astros have

SEATTLE -- The Astros knew heading into the Mariners series that runs would be at a premium, considering the quality of starting pitching Houston would be facing against the first-place team in the American League West. Astros starters Framber Valdez, Hunter Brown and Justin Verlander have been up to the

This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart’s Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox SEATTLE – The Astros are Alex Speas’ third organization since the beginning of April, which means he’s done a lot of traveling lately. His

At the beginning of this month, we took a look at the hottest hitting prospects for each team. Now it’s time to shine a light on the arms. Here are the hottest pitching prospects for each organization for the month of May, as of Wednesday. Some have been lights out

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SEATTLE -- Astros starter Hunter Brown struck out nine batters in six strong innings and third baseman Alex Bregman clubbed a homer that put his team in position to get a win. But the overriding topic of conversation in the Astros clubhouse Tuesday night was how it all unraveled in

SEATTLE -- It only took five pitches for veteran first baseman José Abreu to be welcomed back to the Astros after 25 games away. Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford ripped a grounder past Abreu at first base on the fifth pitch thrown Monday night by lefty Framber Valdez, turning into a

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OAKLAND -- The Astros could only remain undefeated against the A's for so long. After winning the first five games against its divisional rival to open the season, Houston mustered up just four hits in a 3-1 loss at the Coliseum on Saturday, setting up a rubber game in Sunday's

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Former 11-year big-leaguer and longtime coach Tony Scott passed away on Sunday at the age of 72. Selected in the 71st round of the 1969 MLB Draft by the Expos, Scott carved out an extended career in the Majors based on his speed (125 career stolen bases) and strong center-field

OAKLAND -- There's little question that Justin Verlander will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., one day. With every milestone, the 41-year-old right-hander only further cements his status as one of the best pitchers baseball has ever seen. Verlander passed Hall of Famer Greg Maddux for

HOUSTON -- With José Urquidy set to come off the injured list, perhaps by the end of the month, and the Astros maybe going back to a five-man rotation in June, the time was now for right-hander Hunter Brown to reestablish himself as an effective starting pitcher. Brown delivered probably