First pitch: Reid Ryan era gets started
The Astros’ Reid Ryan era officially got underway Monday, three days after the eldest son of Nolan Ryan was introduced as the club’s new president of baseball operations. Ryan spent the weekend at his...
View ArticleDominguez’s homer helps Astros edge Royals
Box score Astros lefthander Dallas Keuchel had no time to sulk after Miguel Tejada drilled a three-run homer to give the Royals a temporary lead in the fourth inning Monday night at Minute Maid Park....
View ArticleRoyals rally on Astros’ relievers to seal victory
Box score Downplaying the need for the two extra days of rest he received, Astros righthander Bud Norris had defiantly insisted his back was fine leading up to his start Tuesday night at Minute Maid...
View ArticleFirst pitch: Lyles faces Shields as Astros go for series win vs. Royals
The Astros have only won three of 14 series this season. A victory against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday would give the Astros their fourth series win nearly two months into the 2013 season....
View ArticleExtra inning: Improved starting pitching keys Astros’ turnaround
The Astros are 19 games under .500 and 16 games behind the first-place Rangers in the American League West. The Astros are also 4-3 in their last seven contests and won their fourth series of the...
View ArticleScouting report: Astros vs. Royals
Three things to watch in the series: 1. Jose Altuve has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 games, since May 8, and he’s hitting a whopping .440 with seven doubles a triple and a home run in that run. He’s...
View ArticleAstros starter Collin McHugh sees changeup progress as spring finishes
Collin McHugh asked Astros pitchers with good changeups, like Dallas Keuchel and Brett Oberholtzer, how to get a feel for the pitch this spring. He threw seven or eight of them on Saturday afternoon in...
View ArticleAstros cap season’s first half with sweep of Royals, most wins in AL
For the first time since George Springer introduced the fog machine, light show and techno music while christening Club Astro in May, there was a solemn atmosphere inside the Astros’ clubhouse after a...
View ArticleAstros slugger George Springer likely headed to DL with wrist injury
Center fielder George Springer exited Wednesday night with a right wrist contusion one inning after he was hit in the right wrist by a pitch. Now the Astros might have to start the season’s second half...
View ArticleInside the ALDS: Astros vs. Royals matchups
Breaking down the Astros. vs. Royals matchup in the ALDS
View ArticleAnalyst John Smoltz talks Astros-Royals
Hall of Fame pitcher will call Houston/Kansas City series
View ArticleRoyals rally past Astros to take Game 2, even series
Get updates and analysis from Game 2 in Kansas City.
View ArticleWhen he was seven, Dallas Keuchel crossed paths with Ned Yost
Astros starter Dallas Keuchel enjoyed his brief association with Royals manager Ned Yost during the All-Star Game, where Keuchel was the starting pitcher for the American League team that Yost managed,...
View ArticleA resilient past has provided present strength for the Royals
With their eight-game playoff win streak last season, the Royals have become the poster boys for the value of a wild card berth for a young team.
View ArticleCarlos Gomez is in for Game 3 of the ALDS
Astros center fielder Carlos Gomez returned to the starting lineup Sunday in Game 3 of the Division Series for his first start since the wild-card game Tuesday.
View ArticlePhotos: Astros fans at MMP before Game 3 of the ALDS
Astros fans flocked to Minute Maid Park on Sunday afternoon to cheer on the Astros in their first playoff game at home in a decade.
View ArticleLance McCullers gets an opportunity that his father never had
Astros rookie Lance McCullers, Jr., appreciates how fortunate he is to play in the postseason. His father pitched seven seasons in the majors without ever reaching the postseason.
View ArticleJosh Fields compares Omaha to tee-ball game in relation to recent postseason...
Josh Fields’ postseason debut was the clearest example yet for the Astros of how inexperience can affect this postseason negatively for the Astros. What followed Thursday in Kansas City when he settled...
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