Astros manager Joe Espada said Alvarez (hand) has been cleared to resume gripping a bat and could start hitting off a tee Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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Astros veteran Jose Altuve began Saturday's game against the Reds at second base, but was pinch-hit for by Brendan Rodgers in ...

There are 15 MLB games today. First pitch for Sunday’s MLB schedule is at 12:05 PM ET with the series finale between the Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets at Citi Field. At 1:35 PM ET, the slate of ...

The longer Max Muncy continues to struggle, the more it feels inevitable that the Los Angeles Dodgers will make a move to improve their situation at third base. Muncy, the 34-year-old entering his ...