One thing that has been true about the trade market across Major League Baseball this season is that it has been odd, to say the least. It feels like a perfect storm.
Today, the Houston Astros announced that they had placed RP Bryan Abreu on the restricted list, and recalled RP Logan VanWey from Triple-A Sugar Land to replace him on the active roster.
The Houston Astros came away with a big series victory over the Cleveland Guardians this weekend, earning a victory in game three on the back of a strong start from Kai-Wei Teng and an offensive performance from Yordan Alvarez.
How many of the starting pitchers in the MLB Live-Ball Era (since 1920) to strike out at least 180 batters in their first 30 starts can you name in six minutes?
We continue our series on possible areas where the Astros could add at the deadline. As a reminder, I am not recommending any addition at this point. This is more devil’s advocate.
Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.
The Houston Astros continued their slow, but steady, quest toward the top of the American League West Division on Sunday. The Astros (37-42) beat the Cleveland Guardians, 2-1, at Daikin Park, giving them a series victory over the Guardians.
As Houston Astros superstar Yordan Alvarez once again impressed after the 2-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday, he was asked about his possible participating for the Home Run Derby during the MLB All-Star festivities.
Yordan Alvarez slugged his American League-leading 25th home run, and Kai-Wei Teng worked six strong innings as the Houston Astros claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians with a 2-1 victory on Sunday.
This season has been, for lack of a better word, pitiful for the American League, as only four teams have a winning record going into Sunday's series finale.
Kai-Wei Teng (W, 4-6) had struggled in his most recent 4 starts, and very much looked like a candidate to be replaced in the rotation. Teng put at least a temporary hold on all of that today.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
When a team is three games under .500 in late June, the temptation is to believe that they will deal players at the trade deadline. That, plus other mitigating circumstances like the Houston Astros’ payroll, have led some to believe that general manager Dana Brown will be compelled to move players at the Aug.
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (36-42), who have won three of their last four series, will play the rubber game of their three-game set with the Cleveland Guardians (41-36) today in a Father’s Day matinee at Daikin Park.
The Houston Astros, like many American League teams this year, find themselves at an interesting juncture. Here on June 21st, the Astros sit fourth in their division with a 36-42 record.
Condolences to the many members of the national media who have been hoping and praying to see the Astros sell at the deadline, and have their roster picked apart to go to other teams.
Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. faced hitters in a live batting practice session on Friday for the first time since being out of action with a shoulder issue in May.
Before Houston's Jose Altuve flipped the opener of a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians with a three-run homer in the sixth inning, he struck out twice in two at-bats, the first of which ended with Altuve slamming his bat and helmet into the turf in disgust.
Jose Altuve slugged a game-altering three-run homer and Jeremy Pena delivered a multi-homer game as the Houston Astros topped the visiting Cleveland Guardians 9-3 on Friday.
Astros right-hander Ryan Weiss cleared waivers and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Sugar Land, the team announced Wednesday. Houston designated him for assignment over the weekend when selecting Raynel Delgado‘s contract from Sugar Land.
The Astros announced Tuesday that right-hander Hunter Brown has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Catcher Yainer Diaz also returns from the 10-day IL, per the team.
Tuesday marks a special day for Detroit Tigers left-hander Framber Valdez, as he makes his return to Houston for the first time since signing a three-year
Framber Valdez is not happy with the way that the Houston Astros conducted business this past offseason. The Detroit Tigers pitcher Valdez returned to Houston on Monday night for the first time as an opponent.
Hunter Brown will make his return to the Astros rotation tomorrow. Houston lists him as the probable starter for the second game of this week’s series against the Tigers, where he’ll match up against former rotation mate Framber Valdez.