Alex Bregman homered twice, rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti notched his first career win and the Houston Astros claimed the opener of a four-game series with the visiting Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday.
Bregman breaks out with four RBI The Astros need a sweep against Oakland to pass them in the AL West standings. One down, three to go. And this was the most unlikely win of the series, It’s hard to overstate how important it is for the Astros to win when Spencer Arrighetti pitches.
The Orioles lead the American League with a 26-13 record, putting them half a game above the Yankees at the top of the AL East. Baltimore again looks like one of the best teams in the league and is trending toward buying at the deadline.
Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander bounced back from a nightmarish outing with a phenomenal showing against the Detroit Tigers in a 9-3 win
Taking Stock of the Astros’ 2024 Batting Status The Astros are almost a quarter through the season. For good or bad, let’s take stock of some of the Astros’ statistical rankings on offense.
The Astros are out to a slow start this year, currently sitting 15-25, ahead of just the White Sox and Angels in the American League standings. That’s led to early speculation about them possibly trading some pieces at this summer’s deadline.
Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Monday when the Houston Astros (15-25) and Oakland Athletics (19-23) take the field at 8:10 PM ET, live on SCHN.
Entering the 2024 season, one of the pressing issues facing the Houston Astros was what to do with Alex Bregman. A month and a half in and the issue is the same, yet so very different.
The Oakland A’s roll into MMP for four games starting tonight. This is the first of four times the two clubs will meet this year, with a trio of three-game sets later on.
Justin Verlander pitched seven dominant innings and the visiting Houston Astros rolled to a 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon. Verlander, who pitched for Detroit from 2005-17, retired the first 14 batters he faced.
The Houston Astros have massively underperformed in Joe Espada’s first year as manager. Behind the scene, some Astros are beginning to believe his tenure shouldn’t continue beyond the 2024 season.
Justin Verlander returning to pitch at Detroit's Comerica Park is always an event for him and Tigers fans. Verlander, a longtime ace for the team, will start for the Houston Astros in the finale of a three-game series against the Tigers on Sunday afternoon.
The Astros have activated the right-hander from the 15-day injured list, as he will get the start in Saturday's game against the Tigers.
The Astros have been one of the most disappointing teams in baseball this season, but they could be in the process of regaining their mojo.
The Houston Astros enter okay this Friday, May 10th, with a 13-24 record. They are coming off a series with the New York Yankees, in which they dropped two of three.
Nothing has seemed to go right for the Houston Astros, who find themselves at the bottom of the AL West, early on in the 2024 MLB season. However, things might be coming back around Houston’s way as the Astros are nearing the return of two key difference makers.
That was Singleton’s fourth home run of the season, and it left the biggest mark.
Third baseman Alex Bregman is in the final year of his contract with the Houston Astros and it hasn't gone well for him or the Astros so far in 2024. Here is a look at some of the issues leading to his struggles.
Los Angeles Dodgers all-timer Clayton Kershaw has come up short in the postseason on multiple occasions. Which one bothers him the most?
While Brown's optimism is commendable, it's hard to believe everything will suddenly click for the Astros unless they make drastic changes.
Things have not been pretty for the Houston Astros to start the year as they sit 10 games under .500 and seven back of the AL West lead entering Tuesday.
According to Houston Astros' general manager Dana Brown, former MVP Jose Abreu is doing "very well" in the minor leagues, but there's still no timetable for his return to the big club yet.
The Houston Astros look like a complete shell of themselves after being just one win away from getting to another World Series in last year's playoffs.
One of the biggest surprises in the first few weeks of the 2024 MLB season has been the performance of the Houston Astros. The team is 12-22, already seven games behind the Texas Rangers in the AL West race and there are no signs of things turning around soon.
The struggles for the Houston Astros don't look to be turning around. Currently 12-22 and 5-5 in their last 10 games, the Astros find themselves in a quick seven-game deficit in the American League West.
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