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Houston Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. takes step toward return with five-inning rehab start
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lance McCullers Jr. felt "really good" after throwing five innings in a Double-A rehab start Saturday, ...
Wacha shuts down Astros, Pasquantino homers as KC beats Houston 2-0 for the second straight night
Michael Wacha scattered four hits over six innings, Vinnie Pasquantino homered and the Royals beat the Astros 2-0 for the ...
Vinnie Pasquantino delivered against Astros on Saturday. Here’s why it mattered
In recent games, Royals manager Matt Quatraro slid Pasquantino down in the order. He batted seventh against Astros ...
Houston Astros pitcher Forrest Whitley suffers another setback
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Houston Astros reliever Forrest Whitley was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left knee sprain ...
Houston Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. throws five scoreless innings in rehab start with Hooks
Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. made his fourth rehab assignment of the season on Saturday, but this time in a ...
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Behind Kris Bubic, Royals bid for sweep of Astros
The Kansas City Royals will look to extend their longest winning streak of the season on Sunday afternoon when they host the ...
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Ex-Astros star recounts how Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole's presence at Houston helped batters
The Houston Astros once enjoyed two aces in their prime, Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole, for two seasons, 2018 and 2019.
Houston Astros’ ghosts of an awful April are gone: ‘It’s a great feeling’
Now that he has, perhaps he and his ballclub will be able to move on. Ghosts of last season’s awful April are gone, as is any ...
Astros' Jose Altuve: Getting first day off
Getting first day off ...
Houston Astros' closer Josh Hader playing the angles in finding best release point
The release point on Josh Hader's trademark fastball had inched upward in recent seasons. He's working to get it back to a ...
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Despite back-to-back shutouts, Astros confident offense will come
With their offense stuck in neutral, the Astros are wasting some strong outings by their starting pitching. Left-hander ...