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The First-Year Player Draft is a month away, and the Houston Astros are, as they say, on the clock.
Of course, the Astros have known they would pick No. 1 overall since the conclusion of last season, when they finished with the lowest winning... Read More »
This was not a night blessed with aesthetic beauty, this 5-4 Yankees victory, but there was still a moment of tactical serendipity.
In the sixth inning, as Lyle Overbay stood at first, first-base coach Mick Kelleher pointed out the shallow depth... Read More »
A four-game winning streak had been snapped by a loss to the Astros Monday, when the AL West's new punching bag shelled Andy Pettitte. Last night, the Yankees turned to Hiroki Kuroda to help restore order to the universe.
Kuroda did the job.
The... Read More »
Pass the Imodium.
Start with Andy Pettitte, move to Adam Warren and then liberally distribute throughout the Yankees' lineup that was handcuffed by Lucas Harrell.
“We have been playing well and to give up five runs early in the game, we didn't... Read More »
The Astros announced Friday that center fielder Justin Maxwell, who fractured his left hand on Tuesday after being hit by a pitch, is estimated to return to competition in 4-6 weeks.
Lefthanded pitcher Rudy Owens, who's on the club's 40-man... Read More »
RHP Lucas Harrell didn't need much offensive support while dominating the Seattle Mariners, but he got plenty of cushion as Ronny Cedeno and Brandon Laird each hit three-run home runs in the Astros' 10-3 victory Wednesday afternoon.
Chris Carter... Read More »
The 2013 season was supposed to be Justin Maxwell's best chance to be an everyday MLB outfielder.
The 29-year-old Maxwell fulfilled his initial part of the deal. Quickly moving past a rough spring training, he was one of the Astros' best... Read More »
Are the A's this good or are the Houston Astros this bad?
Less than three weeks into the season, it's too early to tell. But after the A's 7-5 win Wednesday, they own the best record in the American League at 12-4 in large part to being 6-0... Read More »
So who cares about getting your first big league hit if you can make a game-saving play in your major league debut on the first ball hit to you?
That's the way it went for Oakland's Shane Peterson on Tuesday night. He went 0 for 4 at the plate... Read More »
It's two consecutive wins and fourth place in the American League West for the rebuilding Astros, who downed the Mariners 8-3 Wednesday at Safeco Field.
The Astros (3-6) took the three-game series 2-1 and moved ahead of the high-priced Los... Read More »
What happens to a baseball team that loses six consecutive games, is shut out three times during the slide and only hits two home runs during the initial nine days of its season?
If you're the Astros, you suddenly explode.
One of the... Read More »
Brett Anderson matched his career high with 10 strikeouts in six innings as the A's completed a sweep of the Houston Astros with a 9-3 win Sunday, but the club's fifth consecutive victory didn't come without cost.
Right fielder Josh Reddick, who... Read More »
A week after he was designated for assignment by the Oakland Athletics, lefthander Travis Blackley will get to see his old teammates this weekend at Minute Maid Park.
The Astros sent Class AAA outfielder Jake Goebbert to the A's to acquire... Read More »
A day after watching Yu Darvish come within one out of a perfect game, Alexi Ogando was determined to pitch well to help the Texas Rangers wrap up the three game series against Houston with a win.
Ogando got things started well and four Texas... Read More »
The retractable roof was closed for all three games during the Texas Rangers' season-opening series, yet there was a steady breeze blowing through Minute Maid Park.
The air was moved frequently by Houston Astros hitters, whose bats swung through... Read More »
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