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Justin Verlander dominates former team as Houston Astros rout Detroit Tigers 9-3
DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander dominated his former team and Kyle Tucker homered as the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Sunday at Comerica Park. Verlander (2-1) pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits while striking out eight. He now has 3,365 career...
Framber Valdez pitches 7 strong innings and Astros use a late 4-run rally to beat Tigers 5-2
DETROIT (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros used a four-run eighth inning to rally past the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Friday night. Kyle Tucker homered and scored twice for Houston, which has won two in a row after a four-game skid. ...
Soto, Judge and Stanton homer in same game with Yankees for 1st time during 9-4 win over Astros
NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto homered and drove in five runs, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton also went deep and the New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 9-4 on Wednesday night. It was the first time the power trio all connected in the same game for the Yankees, who won their...
Raleigh's 9th inning homer gives Mariners 5-4 win over Astros
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
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...
Kyle Tucker homers as the Astros beat the Rockies 8-2 in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Kyle Tucker and the Houston Astros had a very successful stay in Mexico City. Tucker, Jose Altuve and Jeremy Peña each hit a solo homer, helping Framber Valdez and the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Sunday. Tucker and Yainer Diaz each...
Alvarez hits 2 homers and Astros snap a 5-game losing streak with a 12-4 win over Rockies in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Before the first of two games in Mexico City, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada said he hoped that the trip could help them solve their offensive struggles. Apparently, it worked. Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs, Kyle Tucker added a solo shot and...
Ozuna homers, Arcia's RBI in 10th lifts Braves to 5-4 win over Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit his major league-leading eighth homer and Orlando Arcia’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. It completes a three-game sweep of the struggling Astros and is Atlanta’s fourth...
Reynaldo López pitches 6 scoreless innings, Braves beat Astros 6-2
HOUSTON (AP) — Reynaldo López struck out seven over six scoreless innings, Orlando Arcia homered and the Atlanta Braves won their third straight, 6-2 over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. López (2-0) allowed four hits and walked one in his third straight sterling outing to...
Rangers reliever Brock Burke broke his non-throwing hand by punching a wall after a poor outing
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Rangers reliever Brock Burke broke his non-throwing hand while punching a wall following a poor outing Friday night against the Houston Astros. Manager Bruce Bochy said Burke, who is a left-hander, broke his right hand when he punched the wall “out of...
