He’s one of the better pitching coaches in the league,” right-hander Jonathan Cannon told the Sun-Times. “He’s able to tackle ...

The Houston Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a sprained right foot Monday ...

Shane Smith pitched a total of 10 1/3 innings during his college career at Wake Forest. He had a shoulder operation as a ...

The Houston Astros absolutely need starting pitching depth and a former star from their in-state rival is a trade option.

The Astros recalled Alexander from Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

The baseball arced off Mauricio Dubón's bat and deep into left-center field. Willi Castro tracked it to the wall and leapt.

Prospect Brice Matthews is also on the radar but Astros want to see more contact from him at the plate in Sugar Land.

Maton has 20 strikeouts on his curveball this season, and the pitch secured Saturday's win. Its origin and how its evolved is ...

Bench, considered the greatest all-around catcher in baseball history with his 14 All-Star appearances, 10 Gold Gloves, two MVPs and two World Series championships, is mesmerized these days by a young ...

The Astros' biggest competition ... the last two spots in the starting rotation. But more than likely one guy is practically assured the No. 4 spot while six others compete for the remaining ...

SP: Joe Ryan 7 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (93 pitches, 59 strikes (63%) Home Runs: Brooks Lee (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Jhoan Duran ...

There are some top pitching prospects (Eury Perez and Jacob Misiorowski) in this week's free agent pool, along with two ...