Astros starter Shawn Dubin gave up three earned runs over 2 2/3 innings. MINNEAPOLIS — Alex Bregman had a three-run homer and the Houston Astros held off the Minnesota Twins 13-12 on Friday night after taking an eight-run lead into the bottom of the ninth. Jeremy Peña had three hits, scored three times and drove … Read more
“Our goal is to finish this first half strong and playing our best,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. TORONTO, ON — Mauricio Dubón hit a tiebreaking single in the fifth inning, Jeremy Peña added a solo home run and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Thursday for their 12th win in … Read more
“Yordan is really good, obviously,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “He’s hitting balls all over the place.” TORONTO, ON — Jose Altuve hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run seventh inning, Yordan Alvarez homered for the third straight game and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2 on Wednesday night for their … Read more
The Astros beat the Blue Jays for their 10th win in their last 11 games. TORONTO, ON — Hunter Brown pitched six shutout innings, Jeremy Peña and Yordan Álvarez hit home runs and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Monday afternoon for their 10th win in 11 games. After going 4-0 … Read more
Jake Myers hit the go-ahead single in the 11th as the Astros topped New York, 10-5, in 11 innings Sunday. NEW YORK — The Houston Astros moved over .500 for the first time this season, beating the New York Mets 10-5 on Sunday for their ninth win in 10 games as Jake Myers hit a … Read more
Alex Bregman and Mauricio Dubón had key RBIs late in the game to lift Houston to come-from-behind win against New York. NEW YORK — Alex Bregman put Houston ahead with a two-run single in the eighth inning, and the surging Astros rallied from five runs down to beat the New York Mets 9-6 on Saturday. … Read more
BALTIMORE — A rough weekend continues for the Texas Rangers as shortstop Corey Seager was forced to exit the third game of the series against the Baltimore Orioles after getting hit by a pitch in the wrist area. Seager started the game off strong with a 416-foot solo home run in the first inning. However, … Read more