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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Cincinnati Reds on Friday to start a three-game series. Houston has an 11-7 record at home and an 18-18 record overall. The Astros have a 3-5 record in games ...

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 ...