Kansas City Royals (24-18, third in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (20-19, second in the AL West) Houston; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (2-4, 2.98 ERA, 1.15 WHIP ...

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

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 ...

Jose Altuve was not in the Houston Astros' lineup on Sunday, a day after being removed from their loss to the Cincinnati Reds ...

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

The Houston Astros have had a lot of issues to overcome with their lineup thus far in the 2025 MLB regular season. Expected ...

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 ...

Frelick entered play Wednesday, hitting .297 with a .381 on-base percentage in 135 plate appearances. He’s struck out just 11 ...

Fried entered Thursday tied with the Athletics’ Luis Severino for the most batters faced a third and fourth time through the lineup (64). He led the majors with 51 2/3 innings, a 226-inning pace. His ...

Designated hitter Yordan Alvarez has been arguably the biggest disappointment on the team before hitting the injured list ...

With Yordan Alvarez currently on the IL, Astros manager Joe Espada speaks on the hand injury and its possible severity.