Jose Altuve drove in two and Shay Whitcomb had two hits in his MLB debut for Houston. HOUSTON — Jose Altuve drove in a pair of runs, Yainer Diaz registered his team-leading 68th RBI, Hunter Brown struck out six and the Houston Astros defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday night. Brown registered his … Read more
Houston escaped sloppy defense to top Boston for their third straight win. HOUSTON — Yainer Diaz’s tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the ninth inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. The Astros tied it on an RBI single by Mauricio Dubón in the … Read more
The Astros won their second straight against Chicago, as Jose Altuve and Yainer Diaz both hit solo shots to support Framber on the mound. HOUSTON — Framber Valdez threw seven sharp innings for his eighth straight win and Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve homered to help the Houston Astros to a 2-0 victory over the … Read more
Houston’s Ronel Blanco also allowed six hits and five runs but lasted just 3 2/3 innings. HOUSTON — Jarren Duran went 4 for 4, capped by a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning that sent the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. The game … Read more
Fans have wondered if Keldon will give up his No. 3 jersey for Chris Paul. It appears he will not. SAN ANTONIO — Before entering the NBA, San Antonio Spurs’ Keldon Johnson wore jersey number three at Kentucky and Oak Hills Academy in Virginia. He picked that jersey number for two reasons: He is the … Read more
The defense picked off Giants starter Daniel Jones twice, including one returned for a TD and recovered three fumbles in Houston’s win Saturday. HOUSTON — New York’s Daniel Jones threw two interceptions, one which was returned for a touchdown in his first action since a season-ending knee injury last year and the Houston Texans beat … Read more
While Pressly goes on the injured list, the team called up Seth Martinez from Triple-A Sugar Land. HOUSTON — The injury bug continues to bite the Astros pitching staff. On Saturday, the Astros placed reliever Ryan Pressly on the 15-day injured list. The team placed Pressly on the injured list retroactive to August 14 with … Read more