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The Astros built an early lead Tuesday night against the division rival A's. Their seventh consecutive win was on the horizon but was met with resistance as Oakland, defending its first-place standing in the AL West, walked off with a 6-5 victory to snap Houston's six-game winning streak. A's outfielder

HOUSTON (AP) — Chas McCormick had a two-run single as part of a four-run eighth, Lance McCullers Jr. threw six scoreless innings and the Houston Astros won their sixth straight, 6-2 over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Houston loaded the bases with one out in the eighth on singles by José Altuve, Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman. Yuli Gurriel hit a sacrifice fly to right off Joely Rodríguez (1-2). After Kyle Tucker walked, McCormick singled to left before Myles Straw capped the inning wit...

Jose Altuve, Yuli Gurriel and Kyle Tucker keyed an offensive surge and Brandon Bielak pitched effectively after being summoned unexpectedly from the bullpen as

Jose Altuves birthday home run answers Bronx boos, lifts Houston Astros past New York Yankees NEW YORK -- For three days, the booing was unrelenting. Then, Thursday afternoon, in the eighth inning, Jose Altuves shot over the center-field wall finally muzzled the hostile Bronx crowd. Altuve observed his 31st birthday by trotting around the bases at Yankee Stadium after his three-run home run off reliever Chad Green carried the Houston Astros to a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees. It was Alt...

Jose Altuve answers chants with blast as Astros beat Yankees Field Level Media 07 May 2021, 06:55 GMT+10 Jose Altuve celebrated his 31st birthday by hitting a go-ahead three-run homer with one out in the eighth inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. The Astros salvaged the finale of the emotionally-charged series thanks to Altuve, whose second hit of the day gave Houston a 5-3 lead. The Astros had runners at first and ...

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Thursday afternoon was going along swimmingly as the Yankees searched for a six-game winning streak and a sweep of the Astros. Sure, Gerrit Cole wasn’t quite as electric as he had been in April, but he still left with a 3-2 lead. Sure, the Yankees’ offense didn’t look quite as sharp as most of the past week, but they’d still put together a late lead for the dominant bullpen. The relief corps had been so dominant that the Yankees were 37-1 when leading af...

McCullers leads Astros over Rays in first meeting since ALCS Lance McCullers Jr. struck out nine in seven shutout innings, and the Houston Astros beat Tampa Bay 9-2 Friday night in the first meeting of the teams since the Rays won Game 7 of last years AL Championship Series. The Canadian Press Lance McCullers , The Canadian Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Lance McCullers Jr. struck out nine in seven shutout innings, and the Houston Astros beat Tampa Ba...

share-square-2211460 With another reliever headed to the injured list – lefty Blake Taylor sprained his ankle in the eighth inning Friday night -- the Astros recalled right-handed prospect Peter Solomon on Saturday. Solomon, the Astros’ No. 14-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline, was already in Seattle as part of the Astros’ traveling taxi squad. “We’re going to use him as needed,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “He has really good stuff and the better he pitches, the more elevated ...

Houston takes 4-game losing streak into matchup with Detroit April 14, 2021 By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (5-6) vs. Houston Astros (6-5) Houston; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: TBD Astros: Lance McCullers Jr. (1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 13 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros enter the game as losers of their last four games. The Astros went 20-8 on their home field in 2020. Houston hit 69 total home runs and averaged 8.0 hits per game last year. The T...

Detroit takes 4-game slide into matchup with Houston April 12, 2021 By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (3-6) vs. Houston Astros (6-3) Houston; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: TBD Astros: Zack Greinke (1-0, 1.39 ERA, .69 WHIP, 8 strikeouts) LINE: Astros favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers enter the game as losers of their last four games. The Astros finished 20-8 in home games in 2020. Houston hit .240 as a team with 3.1 ext...