Ronel Blanco returned from a suspension with seven shutout innings, Kyle Tucker capped a five-run fourth in a home run and the Houston Astros completed a road series win over the Oakland Athletics with a 5-2 triumph Sunday afternoon.
A familiar name goes under the HOF Index microscope Author’s Note: This is part of a series I am writing on my substack page around my Hall of Fame index.
The Houston Astros (23-29) are -171 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Oakland Athletics (22-32) Sunday at 4:07 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Athletics are listed with +144 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory.
Ronel Blanco hopes to finish something he started in mid-May as he and the Houston Astros face the host Oakland Athletics in the rubber match of their three-game series Sunday afternoon.
Houston Astros first baseman Jose Abreu has been down in the minors trying to figure out his swing. He's about ready to return to the big league club, now.
Justin Verlander’s case for being a future Hall of Famer just got a little stronger as he entered the top 10 on the MLB all-time strikeout list. The Astros
Spencer Arrighetti continues to progress in our front of our eyes. I mean, outside of his first career start against the Royals, the rookie right-hander hasn’t pitched that bad, especially in May.
José Abreu believes he is a new man after being recalled to the Houston Astros. The three-time All-Star was demoted to the Astros' Florida complex team in May…
Verlander passed Greg Maddux for the No. 10 spot on the career strikeout leaderboard on Friday night
The Oakland Athletics hope to get more of the same from a new weapon when they again seek to break through against the visiting Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon.
Houston Astros Starting Pitching Justin Verlander made history in Houston’s 6-3 win on the road against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. With a strikeout in the bottom of the second inning against Abraham Toro, Verlander passed Greg Maddux for 10th place on the all-time strikeouts list with 3,372 punchouts.
The Houston Astros (23-28) go on the road at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against the Oakland Athletics (21-32) at 4:07 PM ET on Saturday. The Astros will give the nod to Spencer Arrighetti (2-4) versus the Athletics and JP Sears (3-3).
Justin Verlander had nine strikeouts Friday night to increase his total to 3,377, passing Greg Maddux for No. 10 on the career list, and the Astros topped the A's 6-3.
Jake Meyers capped a six-run fourth inning with a three-run homer, Justin Verlander won again at one of his favorite road sites and the Houston Astros opened a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics with a 6-3 victory Friday night.
We're roughly two months into the MLB season, meaning most teams have played more than 50 games, so we have enough of a sample size to make solid judgments about teams.
First baseman Jose Abreu took a step toward returning to the Houston Astros, when he was assigned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday. After Abreu's disastrous start to the season, the Astros optioned the former American League MVP to the minor leagues on May 1, sending him to the spring training site in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Although prior indications were that Jose Abreu could return to the Astros for this Friday’s series opener against the A’s, it seems his optional assignment in the minors will last at least a bit longer.
With injured outfielder Chas McCormick back in the lineup, the Houston Astros are facing questions over their crowded outfield. Chas McCormick was back in the Astros lineup on Tuesday after he was sidelined in April with an injured hamstring.
Over the past few years, the Padres have been known for their flashy free agent signing and blockbuster trades. The front office has made it very clear that when a superstar is available to be acquired, they will be in on the bidding war.
The Houston Astros had a rough start to the season thanks to awful pitching production and a lack of health. Even with most of its starters back healthy, Houston clearly learned the importance of maintaining solid pitching depth.
The Astros have been one of the league’s most electrifying teams of the past decade. Since 2015 they’ve appeared in eight of nine postseasons, participated in the last seven American League Championship Series, and made four World Series, winning two of them.
Astros rookie Joey Loperfido has started his major league career red hot, but is he due to cool off soon?
For a second straight season, Verlander might be reuniting with a former team of his at the trade deadline.
MLB has rendered its verdict on Ronel Blanco less than 24 hours after he was caught with a foreign substance in his glove.
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