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HOUSTON -- The Astros will be without one of their key bullpen weapons for at least the next 10 games after left-hander Steven Okert was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right hamstring strain. Fellow southpaw Bryan King was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land. Okert entered Friday

HOUSTON -- Astros third baseman Carlos Correa cleared another major hurdle in his effort to try to return to the field following the ankle surgery he had in May, saying before Houston's 5-1 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday that he was headed to the team’s Spring Training facility

Could Mike Burrows return to the Astros’ rotation soon? If his first three rehab outings at Triple-A Sugar Land are any indication, the right-hander appears to be healthy and is throwing well enough in the Minor Leagues to perhaps be able to provide some help to Houston’s struggling starting corps.

HOUSTON -- Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña was out of the lineup for a second consecutive game on Friday while he recovers after taking a 100 mph pitch off his right hand on Wednesday. Peña was on the field pregame taking ground balls prior to Friday’s series opener against the Athletics

HOUSTON -- Astros right-hander Mike Burrows, who’s been out for more than a month with right elbow neuritis, had a successful rehab start for Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday night, throwing 4 1/3 scoreless while allowing three hits and one walk. Burrows threw 43 of 67 pitches for strikes at

SAN FRANCISCO -- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, still hobbled from getting hit on the left foot by a pitch in the first inning of Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to the Giants, was out of the lineup for Wednesday’s series finale and unavailable to play.

HOUSTON -- Astros shortstop Carlos Correa received good news Tuesday when he was cleared by a doctor to begin swinging the bat, a big development in his efforts to return to the field later this season.

ANAHEIM -- More pitching help is on the way for the Astros, with right-hander Hayden Wesneski slated to be reinstated from the injured list and start Wednesday’s series finale against the Angels at Angel Stadium. Wesenski, one of three players the Astros acquired in December 2024 from the Cubs in

CHICAGO -- Spencer Arrighetti’s first start after the All-Star break might have given the Astros some belief he was returning to the form that made him the American League Pitcher of the Month in May. However, after just one inning and 33 pitches in Houston's 9-5 win over the White

Hayden Wesneski's long journey back to the Majors could be drawing to a close. The 28-year-old right-hander, recovering from May 2025 Tommy John surgery, made what could be his final rehab start on Friday with Triple-A Sugar Land, throwing 83 pitches (53 strikes) over 4 1/3 innings of work. He

HOUSTON -- Some help is on the way for the Astros’ beleaguered pitching rotation. Right-hander Ronel Blanco, who hasn’t pitched in the Major Leagues since May 17, 2025, will come off the injured list on Monday to start the series opener against the Marlins at Daikin Park. He underwent surgery

HOUSTON -- Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña, who’s already been on the injured list twice this season with soft-tissue injuries, and first baseman Christian Walker both exited Saturday’s game against the Orioles after injuring themselves swinging the bat.

HOUSTON -- Lucas Spence had a big day on the water while at home in northern Illinois during the All-Star break, catching a personal-best 11-pound, 30 1/2-ounce walleye while fishing with his father. That wasn’t even the best thing to happen to him this week.

Initially sent down after his last start, Astros right-hander Mike Burrows was placed on the 15-day injured list on Monday, retroactive to July 7, with right elbow neuritis. Right-hander Alimber Santa, who was called up at the time of the Burrows move, was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land. Burrows was

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 -- 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.

Hayden Wesneski is inching closer to returning to the Majors. Wesneski, who is rehabbing from May 2025 Tommy John surgery, tossed four innings of one-run ball for Double-A Corpus Christi on Sunday. The 28-year-old right-hander threw 46 pitches (29 strikes), struck out three batters and allowed two hits and one

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 -- 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

HOUSTON -- Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña was out of the lineup Monday and will be headed to the 10-day injured list with a mild left calf strain, according to manager Joe Espada. “It’s going to be a minimum -- hopefully minimum -- IL stint,” Espada said following the Astros’

Ahead of his impending return to the Astros’ rotation, right-hander Cristian Javier turned in an excellent rehab start on Saturday for Triple-A Sugar Land. Javier pitched six scoreless innings for the Space Cowboys against El Paso, the Padres’ Triple-A affiliate. He struck out four while allowing three hits and two

Two Astros starting pitchers continued to make strides toward their eventual returns to the big league club on Thursday night.

TORONTO -- Despite starting Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jays on the bench after exiting Monday with a hamstring cramp, Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña still made his way into Houston’s 9-7 extra-innings win. Peña was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning on Monday, when his right hamstring cramped