Without Altuve in the lineup, the Astros' pitching stepped up in the win. Ronel Blanco racked up a career-high 11 strikeouts ...

The curveball arced for a called third strike. Matt McLain craned his neck in disbelief. Ronel Blanco came off the mound with ...

Ronel Blanco struck out a career-high 11 batters and allowed two hits and one walk in eight scoreless innings, and battery mate Yainer Diaz clubbed a three-run home run in the third inning to lead the ...

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The Astros tried to sell the fans on a retooling approach this offseason. Now sitting with as many losses as wins, their ...

Cincinnati Reds (20-21, third in the NL Central) vs. Houston Astros (19-19, third in the AL West) Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Chase Petty (0-1, 34.71 ERA, 3.86 WHIP, three ...

After winning two straight games, the Astros fell to the Reds after a rough Lance McCullers Jr. start and a Jose Altuve ...

Houston Astros starter Hayden Wesneski underwent imaging that showed inflammation in his pitching elbow, manager Joe Espada ...

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Houston's offensive powerhouse takes a hit as their star slugger is sidelined.

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. Houston is 12-7 at home and 19-18 overall. The Astros have a 15-7 record in games when they have more hits ...

Olson used his sinker, which he threw 38 times, to set up Houston ... an RBI single to Yordan Alvarez. Paredes then hit a RBI triple off Vest and Chase Lee gave up a single, allowing the inherited ...