These are unchartered waters for the Houston Astros, who are off to their worst 23-game start since 2016. After losing nine of their past 12 games, the Astros will look to regroup before opening a three-game series against the host Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
The Houston Astros are on the road, beginning a three-game set versus the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:40 PM ET. Cubs vs. Astros Series Info Astros @ Cubs Time: Tuesday, April 23 at 7:40 PM ET Cubs Starting Pitcher: Jordan Wicks Astros Starting Pitcher: J.P.
All components of the team have contributed to a bad start to the season....but the bullpen is the most perplexing “The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen.” —Bob Lemon “Baseball hasn’t forgotten me.
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman break down all the baseball matchups from this past weekend including Elly De La Cruz crushing again, the one change that may lead to Juan Soto having a career year and if the Houston Astros are in big trouble.
Houston, we have a problem…an injury problem. Injuries continue to plague the Houston Astros rotation as Cristian Javier is now the fifth Astros starter on the IL.
Bad. Just bad in all aspects. You can only blame injuries so much. Hunter Brown pitched today; certainly considered one of the top five Astros pitchers when the season began, injuries or not.
They look nothing like that team so far this season, and with Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Washington Nationals, the Astros find themselves at the bottom of the American League standings with a shocking 7-16 record.
It is painful to watch Astros first baseman Jose Abreu right now.
Cristian Javier has been scratched from his scheduled start against the Nationals on Sunday afternoon and will be placed on the injured list.
The Houston Astros (7-15) visit the Washington Nationals (9-11) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Astros are favored (-196) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:35 PM ET from Nationals Park.
The Houston Astros (7-15) and the Washington Nationals (9-11) meet on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. The contest will be held at Nationals Park. The probable starters are Cristian Javier (2-0) for the Astros and Mitchell Parker (1-0) for the Nationals.
Houston Astros first baseman Jose Abreu has been consisently excellent through his MLB career, but he is off to a tough start to the 2024 campaign.
The Houston Astros fell to 7-15 on the season on Saturday night, losing a close game to the Washington Nationals in D.C. Manager Joe Espada’s team fell to 7-15 on the season while the Nationals moved to 9-11 overall.
The word “surprise” has been miles away from the Houston Astros over the past several seasons. In fact, the most stunning thing about them is their ability to normalize dominance.
The Astros confirmed tragic news about one of their former prospects on Saturday.
Justin Verlander pitched six solid innings in his first outing of the season as the Houston Astros beat the host Washington Nationals 5-3 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Justin Verlander is slated to make his first start of the 2024 season on Friday when the Houston Astros open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals, per Astros manager Joe Espada.
Houston Astros superstar Jose Altuve has been a hitting machine since he entered the majors in 2011 and is moving his way up the all-time hits list.
How many of the active MLB pitchers with the most career strikeouts can you name in five minutes?
The Houston Astros are a surprising 6-13 on the season, making the return of veteran ace Justin Verlander all the more important.
The Astros have to be questioning whether they have Josh Hader out there pitching for them right now or Bill Hader.
This is just the latest in a long line of clearly horrible calls or no-calls.
Two starts into the season and the Houston Astros early-season ace Ronel Blanco is having the best start to a season in over 60 years. Blanco backed up his no-hitter with another great performance.
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