Two key MLB series commence Monday Two key MLB series commence Monday. We feature the Houston Astros and the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies hosting Seattle. The Sports Daily · Aug 18, 2025
Where Jeremy Pena Contract Talks Stand As Astros Star Becomes Scott Boras Client The 27-year-old shortstop has two more years of team control on his contract. Sports Illustrated · Jun 25, 2025
Jose Altuve Catches Bryce Harper Snoozing to Steal Home in Astros-Phillies One superstar got the best of another. Sports Illustrated · Aug 28, 2024
Four Houston Astros Hilariously Converge on Baseball as Run Scores Multiple Astros players can’t get to pop fly. Sports Illustrated · Aug 28, 2024
Astros’ Framber Valdez no-hits Guardians on 93 pitches “It’s a wonderful day,” Housto manager Dusty Baker said. “(Valdez) started out with a bang. He had his breaking ball from the very beginning … and you could tell he was on and he stayed on.” Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2023
Framber Valdez throws 16th no-hitter in Astros history in 2-0 victory over Guardians Framber Valdez threw the 16th no-hitter in Houston Astros history Tuesday night in a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023
MLB fans rip ump Jerry Layne for getting in Jeremy Peña’s face after making a bad call Just another ump show. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 31, 2023
Athletics dominated by Valdez, swept by Astros, clinging to moral victories With a record of 10-38 and smarting from being swept for the seventh time this season following a 2-0 road loss to the Houston Astros Sunday, the Athletics are deep into the moral victory stage of a lost season. Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023
Jose Abreu on life with the Astros and leaving the White Sox, who ‘weren’t a family’ in 2022 “Sometimes,” Abreu said, “when you’re at a place where maybe you’re not being respected to the point where you think you should be, you just have to go somewhere else.” Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 3, 2023
An MLB Player’s Career May Now Be Defined by How He Handles One Age-Old Pitch The best bats today come with good swing decisions behind them. Take the most recent postseason as an example: The World Series came down to it. Sports Illustrated · Feb 27, 2023
Rockets welcome Astros, World Series MVP Jeremy Pena to Toyota Center Monday’s loudest cheers at Toyota Center went to World Series MVP Jeremy Pena, who was among several champion Astros showing their support for the Rockets. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 15, 2022
Houston Astros win World Series as MLB legend Dusty Baker claims first championship Yordan Alvarez hit a moon shot that sent Space City into a frenzy, and the Houston Astros to their second World Series title. Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2022
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado, rookie Brendan Donovan win Gold Gloves ST. LOUIS — In his first year as a big-leaguer, rookie Brendan Donovan on Tuesday was awarded the utility Gold Glove in the first year that the award has been handed out. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Nov 2, 2022
John Romano: Slap on the wrist could lead to a ring on the finger for the Astros It’s not their fault, at least not most of them. Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 27, 2022 It’s alright to admit the 2022 Astros are as fun as baseball gets Still hating on Houston? Fine. But don't deny what this team is currently doing.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 25, 2022 Benjamin Hochman: Astros hitters cheated the game and that's hard to forget Hate ’em or hate ’em, the Astros are in the World Series.
Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022 Astros sweep Yankees to advance to World Series After carrying the Yankees all season, it came down to Aaron Judge. The slugger who set an American League and Yankees’ franchise record for home runs, had one last chance to keep what could be his last season with the Yankees alive. The outfielder grounded out to the pitcher and…
Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022 Clarke Schmidt gives up two homers after producing clutch double play, Yankees lose 4-2 in ALCS Game 1 HOUSTON — The Yankees beat up on the Guardians on Tuesday night to advance in the playoffs and immediately started talking about slaying the dragons. The Astros have been their nemesis since 2017, eliminating the “Baby Bombers,” in that year’s American League Championship Series, and again in 2019. Minute Maid…
Tribune News Service · Oct 16, 2022 Mariners’ postseason run comes to end in 18th inning of ALDS against Astros SEATTLE — With each failed plate appearance and squandered scoring opportunity, particularly when only one run would’ve stopped the eventual marathon of pitches, outs and scoreless innings, the Mariners were allowing the potent bats of the Astros top hitters, held silent for longer than reasonably expected, opportunity after opportunity to…
Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022 Mariners drop Game 2 of ALDS to Yordan Alvarez, Astros HOUSTON – The Mariners’ best pitcher, and one of the most dominant pitchers in the early stages of this postseason, stood on the mound ready for another battle with his team leading by a run in the sixth inning and the tying run on first base.
Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022 How do the Mariners come back from that? 'It's not easy' after devastating Game 1 loss in Houston. HOUSTON — Paul Sewald approached Robbie Ray in the far corner of a quiet visitors' clubhouse.
Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022 Mariners drop Game 1 of ALDS on crushing walk-off home run by the Astros HOUSTON — When the two-seam fastball left his hand, Robbie Ray knew trouble was ahead. The pitch was leaking back to the middle of the plate in the worst possible way.
Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022 Astros rally past Rays for 5-2 victory, series sweep ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — At least the Rays put up a fight this time.
Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022 Shane McClanahan leaves game due to apparent injury as Rays lose again ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Time will tell which loss on Tuesday night was greater for the Rays.
Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022 Tigers set franchise record with 21st shutout, fall 7-0 to Astros at home DETROIT — Those 2022 Detroit Tigers just keep on making history.