The Houston Astros, based in Houston, Texas, participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Astros were founded as the Houston Colt .45's in 1962.
NEW YORK — The Astros made the kind of missteps — literally and figuratively — that they didn't commit in their four-sweep of the Phillies earlier in the week, a series in which they played perhaps their most complete baseball of the season. The team that lost 2-1 to the Mets on Friday night wasn't [...]
Blum's return to Astros pushed back Corpus Christi next for Keppinger, Lindstrom NEW YORK — Astros general manager Ed Wade and manager Brad Mills have been talking nearly daily recently about possible candidates to be called up Friday when rosters can be expanded. One thing's for sure: the Astros will call up a catcher and [...]
PHILADELPHIA — The emotions flowed through Brett Myers' head long before he warmed up in the bullpen on Monday night or took the mound before another sellout crowd — just like he had done so many times during his eight years with the Phillies — and threw his first pitch. Myers spent about an hour [...]
Oswalt still follows Astros, but loves Philly Neck issue continues to keep Blum out Astros extend deal with Double-A club Worth noting PHILADELPHIA — Major League rosters can be expanded to 40 players on Sept. 1, but don't expect the Astros to have a flurry of callups from the Minor Leagues. General manager Ed Wade [...]
The Astros announced a four-year extension of their affiliation with the Corpus Christi Hooks on Monday. The Hooks, Houston's Double-A affiliate since their inception in 2005, compete in the Texas League. The original player development contract was scheduled to expire in 2012 before Monday's extension, which lasts through 2016. "Corpus Christi has been an integral [...]
MIAMI — Solid pitching and Hunter Pence's 19th home run of the season helped the Astros salvage the final game of their three-game series with the Marlins on Sunday at Sun Life Stadium. Right-hander Nelson Figueroa set the pitching tone and Pence's eighth-inning homer to left center gave the Astros a 2-1 victory before 18,886. [...]
HOUSTON — The Astros railed for four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, including a two-run, two-out double by pinch-hitter Pedro Feliz, to polish off their third three-game sweep of the Pirates this season at Minute Maid Park with an 8-2 win Sunday afternoon. Houston swept the Pirates three times at home this [...]
HOUSTON — Home-plate umpire Alan Porter left Sunday's game between the Astros and Pirates at Minute Maid Park in the sixth inning after being hit on top of the head on the backswing of a Carlos Lee swing and miss. Porter received five stitches on his head due to a laceration caused by the bat. [...]
Astros fan Bo Wyble seemingly lacked chivalry when a foul ball came his way on Monday night — and now he lacks a girlfriend. Three days after a video showed Wyble jumping out of the way of an incoming line drive just before the ball struck his then-girlfriend on the arm, the two made an [...]
HOUSTON — The smile is always present, no matter if Chris Johnson is going through a terrible funk at the plate or in the midst of a long hitting streak. This is all still relatively new to him, this life as a Major League ballplayer and everything that comes with it. He's worked hard to [...]