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Astros get 2-1 win over A's in 10 innings after Blanco ejected early for foreign substance

May. 14, 2024 23:42 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Victor Caratini hit an RBI single in the 10th inning to lift Houston to a 2-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night after the Astros lost their starting pitcher when Ronel Blanco was ejected following a foreign substance check. The game was tied at 1 when...

Gasser pitches 6 shutout innings in his debut as Brewers roll past slumping Cardinals 11-2

May. 11, 2024 00:27 AM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Robert Gasser allowed just two hits over six shutout innings in his major league debut and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced St. Louis 11-2 on Friday night to hand the Cardinals their sixth consecutive loss. “It was everything I could have dreamed of, playing in...

Brewers LHP Robert Gasser expected to make MLB debut against Cardinals on Friday

May. 09, 2024 19:16 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee left-hander Robert Gasser is expected to make his MLB pitching debut on Friday when the Brewers take on the St. Louis Cardinals. Gasser, who turns 25 on May 31, joined the Brewers in the 2022 trade that sent star closer Josh Hader to San Diego. ...

Raleigh's 9th inning homer gives Mariners 5-4 win over Astros

May. 05, 2024 18:23 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the ninth to give the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Raleigh sent an 0-2 pitch from Josh Hader (1-3) into the Crawford Boxes in left field with one out in the ninth. Luis Urías tied it at...

Altuve drives in go-ahead run, steals 300th base to lead Astros over Mariners 5-3

May. 03, 2024 23:46 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a go-ahead bunt RBI single and collected his 300th career stolen base in Houston’s four-run seventh inning to lead the Astros to a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. The 2017 AL MVP is the fifth player in MLB history to have at least...

Caratini's 2-run homer in 10th and Hader's 2-inning outing lift Astros over Guardians 10-9

May. 01, 2024 00:46 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Victor Caratini’s two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and Josh Hader's first two-inning outing since 2019 lifted the Houston Astros over the Cleveland Guardians 10-9 on Tuesday night. Houston trailed 9-8 after pinch-hitter David Fry’s RBI...

Houston Astros aim to turn things around after limping out to 6-14 start

Apr. 18, 2024 15:51 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Through 20 games, the Houston Astros have managed just six wins and are in last place in the AL West. Their pitching staff trails only Colorado with a 5.24 ERA and big-money new closer Josh Hader has given up the same number of earned runs in 10 games as he did in 61...

Austin Riley leads the Braves to a 6-1 victory over the Astros

Apr. 16, 2024 00:39 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Austin Riley had three hits, including an RBI single in a four-run ninth inning as the Atlanta Braves pulled away for a 6-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night. Orlando Arcia and Marcell Ozuna also had RBI singles in the ninth to help break open a 2-1...

Altuve homers off Eovaldi in first 2 at-bats to lead Astros over Rangers 8-5

Apr. 14, 2024 18:11 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve homered off Nathan Eovaldi in his first two at-bats and Cristian Javier pitched seven strong innings to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. After dropping the series opener 12-8, the Astros have won back-to-back games...

Ronel Blanco has been a bright spot in a shaky start for the Houston Astros

Apr. 08, 2024 06:02 AM EDT

Ronel Blanco's brilliant start to the season is about the only thing going right for the Houston Astros. Blanco threw 2024's first no-hitter Monday night against Toronto, then made it to the sixth against Texas on Sunday before allowing a hit. The problem for the Astros is what's...