While the game situation wasn't necessarily ideal for new Houston closer Josh Hader to make his Astros debut, his performance most certainly made a favorable impression.
The Houston Astros will take the field against the New York Yankees (1-0) on Friday. The game begins at 8:10 PM ET on Apple TV+, with the Astros listed as -121 favorites on the moneyline.
Houston Astros ace Framber Valdez didn’t have a terrible Opening Day start against the New York Yankees, but there were definite areas that needed improvement in the Astros’ 5-4 loss to the Bronx Bombers on Thursday.
Napoleon didn’t conquer England in a day. The first month of baseball is tricky because you never know whether a team’s performance is a blip or a harbinger of things to come and it is important to not overreact to small sample sizes.
Right-hander Tayler Scott has made the Astros’ Opening Day roster, reports Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle. He’d been in camp as a non-roster invitee but will be selected to the 40-man roster, with lefty Bennett Sousa heading to the 15-day IL and righty Lance McCullers Jr.
This is the final part of the four-part series where the Crawfish Boxes staff makes predictions for the 2024 season. Since 2019, we have run this series every year, and every contributor has predicted a first-place AL West.
Going into the 2024 offseason Astros were a team without many glaring holes; however, they still had to make some moves to set the team up for success in 2024 and beyond.
Action Network's Sean Koerner lays out his MLB player props for Opening Day on March 28.
Right-hander Ronel Blanco will start the 2024 season in the Astros’ rotation, manager Joe Espada announced.
Gene Elston’s career in broadcasting is intimately intertwined with baseball history in Houston. Later, he would go on to announce games nationally, becoming a broadcasting legend throughout the 20th century, along with names such as Harry Caray, Vin Scully, and Jack Buck.
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman is willing to discuss an extension with the team during the season, which is something of.a rarity in this day and age.
Death, taxes, and the Houston Astros in at least the ALCS, if not the World Series. The first two on the previous list are givens throughout history, and yet for the last seven years, the latter has been true as well.
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will not pitch in any of the Astros remaining games this spring. Manager Joe Espada said Thursday that Verlander will not pitch in the Astros’ four remaining Grapefruit League games.
A mainstay at the top of the rotation for the Astros during their stretch as a premier organization in the American League, Justin Verlander is anticipating a return to form after an inconsistent 2023 season.
Spring has not been kind to the Houston Astros and their starting rotation. They got some bad news early on when Justin Verlander announced that he was a bit behind schedule dealing with an elbow issue.
The two-game series in Seoul between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres is already underway, but anticipation from fans and bettors alike is on the rise ahead because of the pitching duel set up for Game 2.
The Houston Astros should have some new wrinkles to their game this season under the management of Joe Espada. Taking over for legendary manager Dusty Baker, the first-time skipper is looking to put his stamp onto this team that has won the World Series under the two previous men in charge.
The Houston Astros are filled with talent from top to bottom. While they have multiple star players, one of them has an argument to be the best hitter in baseball.
The Houston Astros, dealing with several injuries in their starting rotation, gave a health update on right-hander Jose Urquidy on Tuesday. Per Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle on social media: José Urquidy said he’s hopeful he can resume throwing next week after a break of 10-15 days.
When Forrest Whitley was drafted 17th overall in the 2016 MLB draft, he was widely considered a highly developed prospect and future top-of-the-rotation arm in the making.
Just a few days ago, it looked like the Houston Astros were becoming the favorites to sign Blake Snell. But now it seems another team may be in line to add the reigning Cy Young Award winner.
Yordan Alvarez is apparently feeling the spring part of spring training.
The Houston Astros may have such a need in the rotation that they're willing to push money forward for free-agent ace Blake Snell.
ESPN has dropped its annual Top 100 players list and, as expected, three teams dominated the list with the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers accounting for a combined 25 players.
The Astros will be without the leader of their rotation to start the season.
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