ARLINGTON -- The Astros cranked three home runs, including Yordan Alvarez’s 31st of the season in the first inning and a third-inning grand slam by LaMonte Wade Jr., to back a strong outing from Peter Lambert and beat the Rangers, 9-3, on Saturday night at Globe Life Field.

ARLINGTON -- With their first two picks in Saturday’s MLB Draft, the Astros selected a pair of polished college players in Texas Tech outfielder Logan Hughes and Notre Dame right-hander Jack Radel they believe can move quickly through the system and make an impact on the Major League club. Those

ARLINGTON -- Moments after he hit a dramatic two-run walk-off home run to complete an improbable comeback win over the Rays on July 4, Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez made his way through the swarm of teammates awaiting him at home plate and found his son in the seats behind home

ARLINGTON -- The Astros are a much better offense when shortstop Jeremy Peña is in the lineup, which is why manager Joe Espada was thrilled to again write Peña’s name into the top spot of his batting order prior to Friday’s game against the Rangers at Globe Life Field. The

WASHINGTON -- He had already put together a Hall of Fame-worthy career in his 13 years with the Tigers before he joined the Astros in August 2017 following a trade that energized Houston, a city that was still reeling from the devastation from Hurricane Harvey. The arrival of Justin Verlander

WASHINGTON -- The Astros have an open slot in their starting rotation after they optioned right-hander Mike Burrows to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, one day after he gave up 10 runs (seven earned) in 4 1/3 innings in a loss to the Nationals.

WASHINGTON -- He was one of the Astros’ biggest offseason additions, coming to Houston from the Pirates in a three-team trade that cost the Astros’ two top prospects, and now right-hander Mike Burrows is headed to Triple-A Sugar Land to try to get his season back on track.

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With their biggest bonus pool since 2015 and four picks inside the top 100 in this weekend’s MLB Draft, the Astros have their best chance in more than a decade to infuse their system with young talent. The Astros drafted a pair of cornerstone players who helped them win multiple

WASHINGTON -- Mike Burrows leads the Astros in innings pitched and games started, which is an indictment against a starting rotation that entered Monday with the third-worst ERA in Major League Baseball. Burrows has been among the worst starting pitchers in baseball and another poor outing in Monday’s 12-11 loss

HOUSTON -- When the 2005 Astros got off to a disastrous 15-30 start despite having one of the most loaded rosters in the Major Leagues, manager Phil Garner wouldn’t entertain any thought of the team getting back into contention until they reached the .500 mark. That team hit .500 on

HOUSTON -- The chants of “M-V-P! M-V-P!” grew louder with every step slugger Yordan Alvarez made toward home plate in the ninth inning Saturday night. Alvarez had already homered and driven in four runs to help the Astros wipe out a five-run deficit, but everybody inside Daikin Park was thinking

HOUSTON -- The Astros will be in the market to add an outfield bat prior to the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline, but the club made a few moves on Saturday it hopes can, at least for now, energize a position group that ranks among the worst in the Major Leagues

HOUSTON -- The Astros’ lone All-Star representative in 2026 is no surprise. Slugger Yordan Alvarez, who leads the Major Leagues in OPS (1.078) and total bases (207) and leads the American League in homers (29), RBIs (67) and extra-base hits (45) through Saturday, was voted as the starter at designated

HOUSTON -- A flip of the calendar could only do wonders for Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti, who followed up a stellar May in which he posted a 0.93 ERA in 29 innings en route to being named American League Pitcher of the Month with a terrible June in which he

HOUSTON -- By now, there’s little doubt that Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is the favorite to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, though there are still three months of baseball remaining and lots of variables could still be in play, including health.

HOUSTON -- Before an 8-3 loss to the Twins on Wednesday night, the Astros announced that right-hander Cristian Javier, a mainstay in the Astros' rotation in 2022 and ‘23 before injuries disrupted his career, will be activated from the injured list prior to Friday’s series opener against the Rays at

HOUSTON -- Some starting pitching help could be coming this month for the Astros, who had a pair of right-handers -- Lance McCullers Jr. and Ronel Blanco -- make rehab starts Wednesday night in the Minor Leagues.

HOUSTON -- If ever there was a time to roll the dice and use an ABS challenge, this was it.

HOUSTON -- Astros owner Jim Crane said Tuesday he plans to ship 80,000 pounds of relief supplies to Venezuela to help provide aid from the powerful June 24 earthquakes that devastated the nation, killing hundreds of people with thousands still missing.

HOUSTON -- Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña remains optimistic he will be able to return to action around the time his 10-day stint on the injured list is up. Peña was placed on the IL prior to Tuesday’s game against the Twins at Daikin Park with a left calf strain, an

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HOUSTON -- The pitching plan hasn’t always come together quite so neatly this year for the Astros, whose 6.22 ERA from their rotation in the first 17 games of June was the fourth-worst in the Major Leagues for the month, trailing only the White Sox (8.15), A’s (6.57) and Blue

HOUSTON -- The six runs Astros that starter Spencer Arrighetti allowed in Saturday night’s 8-1 loss to the Guardians at Daikin Park came on three swings -- a solo homer and a three-run shot by Travis Bazzana, and a two-run homer by Kyle Manzardo. Damage is done how damage is

HOUSTON -- The Astros acquired Minor League left-handed first baseman Cameron Sisneros from the Cubs on Saturday in exchange for right-handed pitcher Jayden Murray, who had a 7.43 ERA in eight appearances with the club this year. Sisneros, 25, has split the 2026 season between Double-A Knoxville and High-A South