Houston GM Dana Brown described Burrows as an "upside play” with potential to blossom into a "pillar" of future Astros rotations.

The Astros will play their upcoming home series against the Rangers at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, after the teams failed to agree to a scenario in which this week's games would be played in Arlington, Texas. Astros president Reid Ryan told ...

For the first time since 2016, the Houston Astros’ offseason began in September, not October or November. Houston’s streak of eight years qualifying for the playoffs was snapped, as the Astros were unable to overcome a barrage of injuries and ...

The Houston Astros will look to even the best-of-seven American League Championship Series at two games each with a win on Thursday night at Globe Life Field. The Rangers will start left-handed pitcher Andrew Heaney (10-6, 4.25) in Game 4, while the Astros ...

In order to keep Yordan Alvarez healthy and in the lineup, Astros manager Joe Espada prefers for the slugger to spend most of next season in the DH role.

Houston Astros (84-74, second in the AL West) vs. Athletics (75-83, fourth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Thursday, 3:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (12-11, 3.75 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 177 strikeouts); Athletics: J.T. Ginn (4 ...

BOSTON — On Jan. 14, 1940, The New York Times published an article under the headline “Sisu: A Word that Explains Finland.” It was the middle of World War II. The Finns had defended themselves against invasion by the bigger and stronger Soviet Union ...

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