KANSAS CITY -- Things are about to get busier for Astros general manager Dana Brown, who was with the club in Anaheim earlier this week but will skip the trip to Kansas City so he can scout for the MLB Draft, which is less than a month away. Then comes

ANAHEIM -- Astros starting pitcher Peter Lambert wasn’t going to pitch beyond the seventh inning on Wednesday night, but when he was struck in the right hand by a comebacker off the bat of Nick Madrigal, that made the decision easy for manager Joe Espada.

ANAHEIM -- Astros ace Hunter Brown made his fourth and final Minor League rehab start in Triple-A Sugar Land’s 2-1 loss to Sacramento on Wednesday, allowing one earned run and striking out seven batters in five innings pitched at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. Brown, who went on the

ANAHEIM -- With three shortstops on the injured list, the Astros took a step to address their lack of depth at the position Wednesday by acquiring Minor League infielder Raynel Delgado from the Rays in exchange for cash. Delgado will report to Triple-A Sugar Land. Delgado, a left-handed hitter, was

ANAHEIM -- The trade the Astros made with the Blue Jays in the early days of Spring Training to reacquire outfielder Joey Loperfido and ship outfielder Jesús Sánchez north of the border has been tilted decidedly in the favor of Toronto so far. Sánchez slashed .296/.328/.476 with seven homers in

ANAHEIM -- While the Astros got relatively good news on Tuesday regarding infielder Nick Allen’s left hamstring injury, the same couldn’t be said concerning veteran outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Wade, who was removed from Monday’s 5-4 extra-inning win over the Angels with a right hamstring strain, could be facing a

HOUSTON -- Astros ace Hunter Brown moved a step closer toward a return to the big league rotation by throwing 57 pitches in 4 1/3 innings of work in his third Minor League rehab start on June 4 for Triple-A Sugar Land against the El Paso Chihuahuas in El Paso,

ANAHEIM -- The line between winning and losing couldn’t have been thinner for the Astros on Monday night, with a series of plays going their way late, including two at the plate that sent Houston to a 5-4 win over the Angels in 10 innings in a breathtaking finish at

ANAHEIM -- With the Trade Deadline less than two months away, speculation has begun to circulate that the Astros could be in a position to try to deal slugger Yordan Alvarez, who leads the Major Leagues with a 1.070 OPS and the American League with 22 homers and 48 RBIs.

ANAHEIM -- Astros infielder Nick Allen, who was removed from Sunday’s 5-0 loss against the A’s at Daikin Park with a left hamstring strain, was placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Monday’s series opener against the Angels. Infielder Shay Whitcomb was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land.

HOUSTON -- The Astros are working overtime to try to get right-hander Mike Burrows back on track, though the results didn’t improve in Sunday’s 5-0 loss to the A’s at Daikin Park. Burrows struggled through five innings, giving up five runs (four earned), eight hits, two walks and two homers

HOUSTON -- There’s little doubt that Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is the front-runner for the American League Most Valuable Player Award with the midpoint of the season quickly approaching. But can he keep it up and join Jeff Bagwell and Jose Altuve as the club’s only players to win the

HOUSTON -- The return of star second baseman Jose Altuve from the injured list Friday night after he had missed the previous 17 games with a strained left oblique moved the Astros’ lineup as close to being complete as it's been all season. It marked only the seventh time in

HOUSTON -- When Astros second baseman Jose Altuve initially felt the sharp pain in his left oblique while swinging the bat on May 16, he expected the worst. Altuve initially believed he would be out of action around five to six weeks because of his strained left oblique, perhaps keeping

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HOUSTON -- The Astros haven’t been getting much offensive production from their outfielders this season, where rookies Zach Cole and Brice Matthews, second-year right fielder Cam Smith and starting center fielder Jake Meyers each have a sub.-700 OPS. The group oozes athleticism and features elite defenders in Meyers and Smith,

HOUSTON -- When Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez strolled to the plate in the eighth inning while representing the tying run Wednesday night, not only did the fans who remained in the stands at Daikin Park start making some noise, closer Josh Hader began moving around in the bullpen in anticipation

HOUSTON -- Josh Hader will immediately return to the closer role for the Astros after being activated from the injured list prior to Tuesday’s game against the Pirates. Manager Joe Espada plans to monitor his workload on a daily basis, which includes limiting him to three outs per outing.

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ARLINGTON -- The amount of key injuries the Astros suffered in the first two weeks of the season created roster chaos, where starting pitching depth was tested -- and didn’t respond very well -- and the club was plucking position players off the waiver wire just to field a competitive

ARLINGTON -- For a guy who had never robbed a home run before in his life, Astros right fielder Cam Smith played it pretty cool when he took a long ball away from Rangers outfielder Brandon Nimmo to end the first inning of Thursday’s 5-1 win. “Honestly, I didn’t even

ARLINGTON -- Astros first baseman Christian Walker admitted he was “borderline speechless” watching teammate Yordan Alvarez swing the bat on Wednesday night. Shortstop Jeremy Peña said his performance was “next level.” And even Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson said he’s never seen anything like it. And what does Alvarez think?

ARLINGTON -- Christian Vázquez is one of only two catchers in Major League history to catch a no-hitter in the World Series, which he did in 2022 for the Astros in Game 4 against the Phillies. The other is Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, who caught Don Larsen’s perfect game

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ARLINGTON -- No one had more belief in Santa on Monday night than Astros manager Joe Espada. With his club six outs away from finishing off the first no-hitter in the Major Leagues in nearly two years, Espada turned to right-handed reliever Alimber Santa, a 23-year-old Dominican who was making