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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 after seven innings since the start of 2020. Unfortunately, that elusive 1-in-38 mistake bubbled up to...

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 year's 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 Bay 9-2 Friday night in the first meeting of the teams since the Rays won Game 7 of last year's AL Ch...

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 [in his role] he will become. … I like his attitude; I like his stuff. He could be one of those pl...

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 Tigers finished 11-20 in road games in 2020. Detroit averaged 7.7 hits with 2.5 extra base hits per g...

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 extra base hits per game and 103 total doubles last year. The Tigers went 11-20 away from home in 2020....