Joe Espada can't get more honest than this.

Someone has to win the AL West. The Astros are still favored to do so, despite how poorly they played in Tampa.

The Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays clash in an NCAA College Football weekend baseball matchup as MVP candidates Yordan Alvarez and Junior Caminero duel.

The Houston Astros could be a surprise team to watch in the AL playoff race. Time is running out in the 2026 Major League Baseball regular season. Although the clock is ticking, it sounds like there is star in the American League who could make it back just in time for the postseason.

Jeremy Peña and Correa effectively would give the Astros two shortstops up the middle and allow Isaac Paredes to stay at third base.

Sunday’s 14-4 win completed a three-game sweep of the AL West-leading Astros, improved the Rays’ AL-leading record to 90-59, maintained their four-game division lead and lowered their magic number to win the East to 10, with a slim chance that celebration could happen this week at Tropicana Field.

Jeremy Pena has become a tough watch over the last six weeks.

The first MLB debut from the Astros' 2024 Draft class was made by a non-drafted signee. Lucas Spence broke into the big leagues July 17 after spending parts of his second full pro season at Triple-A Sugar Land and Double-A Corpus Christi.

Houston Astros DH Yordan Alvarez was not included in Friday’s lineup card.

Houston’s collapse in contact quality and growing strikeout totals have turned an offensive slump into a problem the Astros can no longer ignore.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Freddy Peralta pitched five hitless innings, and Jonathan Aranda hit two of Tampa Bay's four home runs to help the Rays finish off a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 14-4 victory on Sunday.