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Astros, Red Sox eye series win after tough first month

The Houston Astros are not used to looking up in the American League West standings. While their first two games of a three-game road set against the Boston Red Sox have been a microcosm of an up-and-down season, a series win will be on the line when the teams return to the field on Sunday afternoon.

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Astros’ Christian Walker Announces Update After Leaving Red Sox Game

The Houston Astros have had one of the best lineups in baseball this year, and Christian Walker has been at the center of that success. The 35-year-old veteran first baseman struggled in the first year of his three-year, $60 million contract, but he is living up to expectations in his second season with Houston.

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Brice Matthews News / Field Level Media / May 2

Brice Matthews' 3-run blast, leaping catch help Astros handle Red Sox

Brice Matthews and Christian Walker homered in back-to-back innings and combined for five RBI to lead the visiting Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

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25 current MLB players who will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.

Houston Astros News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 2

This shocking Astros fact may be a reason behind 2026 struggles

An injury-ravaged pitching staff is unsurprisingly a major cause for the Houston Astros’ early shortcomings, but besides owning an MLB-worst 5.93 ERA entering Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox, this unit is alarmingly having immense trouble in one specific area.

Houston Astros News / Houston Astros on SI / May 2

Mike Burrows’ Numbers Don’t Tell the Full Story for Astros

The Houston Astros' offseason was filled with moves. At the time, some moves looked better than others, but one move that the front office felt very confident about was adding starting pitcher Mike Burrows from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Houston Astros News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 2

Astros Tatsuya Imai, Josh Hader set to pitch in same injury rehab game

The Houston Astros just got some big news, and they really needed it after their terrible start to the 2026 season. Joe Espada, Astros manager, said that Tatsuya Imai, Josh Hader, and Nate Pearson will all pitch for Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday.

Spencer Arrighetti News / Houston Astros on SI / May 2

Astros Reveal Game 2 Lineup With Spencer Arrighetti on the Mound

The Houston Astros dropped the series opener on the road against the Boston Red Sox 3-1, as the Houston offense was nowhere to be found in the runs department.

Houston Astros News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 2

Why Lance McCullers Jr. is most to blame for Astros’ awful start to 2026 season

The Houston Astros entered 2026 with legitimate playoff aspirations. A deep lineup anchored by Yordan Alvarez, a revamped rotation, and a full-strength roster, on paper, all the pieces were in place for a bounce-back season.

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Who are the 25 fastest players in MLB right now?

Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.

Houston Astros News / Houston Astros on SI / May 2

Pitching Not to Blame for Astros vs Red Sox in Series Opener

The narrative surrounding the Houston Astros at the start of the 2026 campaign indicates that injuries have plagued the team, and they have yet to receive adequate support from their pitching staff.

Houston Astros News / Crawfish Boxes / May 2

Astros Legends Series: Terry Collins

The 10th installment of our Legends Series features longtime manager Terry Collins, who began his career as skipper of the Astros, never enduring a losing

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Houston Astros News / Crawfish Boxes / May 2

Do The 2026 Astros Have a 2014 Feel to Them?

Remember the tv soap opera “As The World Turns”? Maybe in the case of our 2026 Astros, it could be the daily viewing of “As The Losses Mount”. Seemingly with each passing day, it feels as if meaningful baseball in October will elude us once again.

Houston Astros News / Houston Astros on SI / May 1

Debutant Takes the Mound at Fenway, Astros Lineup Should Lick Chops

The Houston Astros are rolling into Fenway Park on Friday night with a 12-20 record. They are banged up, short-handed, and literally starting to run out of runway.

Houston Astros News / Houston Astros on SI / May 1

Sidelined Astros Hurler Set For Another Rehab Start

The Houston Astros could certainly use a boost to their beleaguered pitching corps, but it looks like they might have to wait a little longer for help from the sidelines.

Houston Astros News / Fastball on SI / May 1

Yordan Álvarez Trade Landing Spots If Astros Press Reset In 2026

Things aren't going well for the Houston Astros, to say the least, so far this season. There was a time early on when the Astros led the league in runs scored and had the worst team ERA in the league.

MLB News / Field Level Media / April 30

Big first inning helps Astros salvages doubleheader split vs. Orioles

Cam Smith hit a three-run home run in Houston's five-run first inning and the Astros salvaged a split of Thursday's doubleheader by winning 11-5 in the second game against the host Baltimore Orioles.

Houston Astros News / Fastball on SI / April 30

3 Players Houston Astros Could Trade After Disastrous Start in 2026

The Houston Astros have gotten off to a disastrous start this season, as they currently sit at 11-19 through 30 games. They're struggling across the board, and it doesn't seem like they're going to turn it around at any point this season.

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 29

Aaron Judge, Munetaka Murakami are early leaders in MLB's HR race

A handful of hitters are posting home run rates that, if you stretched them out over a full season, would land in territory usually only discussed in MVP debates and record books.

Aaron Judge hits 11th homer, Ben Rice hits 10th as Yankees top Rangers

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