Among 92 outfielders, the 35-year-old Altuve's 79.1 mph average velocity is the lowest rank. The league average, according to Baseball Savant, is 87.2 mph for left fielders. Altuve's defensive WAR is ...

“Even in a lineup with Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve and Christian Walker, there's not a single player with an OPS above .800. Houston should be able to hang in the division race in a weak AL West, but ...

Another wave of star MLB players are dealing with injuries, including bad news surrounding Yordan Alvarez and Max Scherzer.

While the Houston Astros have been able to stay around the .500 mark thanks to a pitching staff that ranks fifth in Major ...

Frelick entered play Wednesday, hitting .297 with a .381 on-base percentage in 135 plate appearances. He’s struck out just 11 ...

The Houston Astros offense has been off to quite the slow start this season, ranking tied for 16th in MLB with a team wRC+ of ...

Cincinnati Reds (19-20, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Houston Astros (18-18, third in the AL West) Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Nicholas Martinez (1-3, 4.19 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, ...

Fried entered Thursday tied with the Athletics’ Luis Severino for the most batters faced a third and fourth time through the lineup (64). He led the majors with 51 2/3 innings, a 226-inning pace. His ...

There has been a lot of contributing factors to the Houston Astros painfully slow start to the 2025 MLB regular season. The ...

As Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez is on the injured list due to a strained muscle in the top of his right hand, the ...

The Houston Astros enter a stretch of 17 games in 17 days with a .500 record and waiting on an offense to break out.

The shortstop has taken over the leadoff position in the batting order and tops the team in most offensive categories.