Houston Astros

The deadline has passed for trades in Major League Baseball for players to be eligible to play in the postseason and the Houston Astros got a good one just in time. The American League West division leaders traded four minor league players to the Arizona Diamondbacks for star pitcher Zack Greinke...

The Houston Astros have taken a commanding 6 1/2 game lead over the Los Angeles Angels in the American League West following a 4-game sweep over the division bottom dwellers the Texas Rangers. In action at Minute Maid Park yesterday, George Springer was 5-for-5 at the plate including 2 homers and 4 RBIs in the game, and also his 15th home run of the season to lead the American League...

$100 million dollars over 6 years is the value of the deal that 3rd baseman Alex Bregman signed with the Houston Astros yesterday. Although the deal has yet to be announced by the Astros, the deal keeps Bregman on the Astros until 2024 and avoids arbitration eligibility through 2022...

Interference. That was the call during the first inning of Game 4 of the ALCS in Houston last night, on a play that would have given the Astros a 2-run homer in the first inning. Jose Altuve was at bat and he hit a long fly ball that was headed into the stands as a homer but, 2 fans reached out to catch the ball they thought was in the stands...

The Houston Astros are one step away from a return to the World Series after a 3-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball's American League Divisional Series. The Astros dominated the Indians yesterday in Cleveland with a final score of 11-3...

The Houston Astros may have lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 yesterday but, they still won the AL West thanks to Seattle beating Oakland. Defending their World Series title, the Astros also managed to win 100 games in back-to-back seasons for the first time ever and marked only the 3rd time they've won 100 games in a season in the team's history...

The Houston Astros are fighting to stay in first place in the American League West and held on to that lead with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels yesterday, making their win streak five games. Now, the Astros head back to minute Maid Park in Houston to take on the Oakland A's for a 3-game stand...

The Houston Astros have been playing great baseball all season long holding on to first place in the AL West that is, until the Oakland A's went on a tear and tied it up. Maybe that was the motivation Houston needed to spur a great outing by Justin Verlander on the mound and some great batting as the Astros beat the A's 9-4 yesterday to move back into the division lead...

The Houston Astros are on a tear in the American League West, beating the Kansas City Royals yesterday 11-3. Yuli Gurriel was a big hitter for the Astros, hitting a grand slam in the second inning, part of an eight-run inning for the 'stros...

The Houston Astros kicked off the Major League Baseball Season opening weekend by beating the Texas Rangers in 3 out of 4 games, capping the series off with an 8-2 victory yesterday. The Astros bats were connecting and Gerrit Cole had a nice debut for the 'stros allowing only 2 hits...

The World Series Champion Houston Astros were honored at the White House yesterday, President Trump calling their win "an incredible victory." It was the team's first-ever World Series Championship, and the President added that the win was even more special in the wake of Hurricane Harvey's impact on the city of Houston...

He was the World Series MVP and was up for a new contract with the Houston Astros, and now George Springer has a deal worth $24 million over 2 years. Avoiding arbitration with the deal, Springer was making just over $4 million a year and had asked for a raise to $10...