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Astros place Justin Verlander on injured list with neck discomfort
CHICAGO (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander went on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday to give him more time to resolve his lingering neck discomfort. The 41-year-old Verlander was scratched from Saturday’s start against the Detroit Tigers. The three-time AL Cy Young Award...
Greene homers twice and has a career-best 6 RBIs as Tigers rout Astros 13-5
HOUSTON (AP) — Riley Greene homered in each of the first two innings and set career highs with four hits and six RBIs as the Detroit Tigers raced to a huge lead and cruised to a 13-5 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. “He’s learning. He’s growing,” manager A.J. Hinch...
Verlander scratched for Astros' game against Tigers because of neck discomfort
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander was scratched from Saturday's start against the Detroit Tigers because of neck discomfort. “He’s been actually dealing with this for like the last two weeks, trying to pitch through it,” manager Joe Espada said. “And we...
J.P. Crawford hits sacrifice fly in 10th inning to lift Mariners past Astros, 2-1
SEATTLE (AP) — J.P. Crawford drove in Jonatan Clase with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night. A game dominated by pitching ended with Crawford lifting a fly ball to deep right field...
Forget 300 career wins. Even 200 wins for an MLB pitcher might be a thing of the past
PHOENIX (AP) — José Berríos turned 30 years old on Monday, giving up an obscure crown in the process. The two-time All-Star, who started his career with the Minnesota Twins and now pitches for the Toronto Blue Jays, has 88 career wins, which made him the active leader for...
Verlander strikes out 9, passes Greg Maddux for 10th on career list as Astros beat A's 6-3
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Meyers hit a three-run homer to highlight Houston's six-run fourth inning that backed Justin Verlander's winning start, and the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Friday night. Verlander (3-2) struck out nine over six innings to increase hit total...
Contreras hits 3-run homer off Verlander to give Brewers 4-2 win over Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — William Contreras hit a go-ahead three-run homer off Justin Verlander in the fifth inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. The Brewers trailed by 1 when Joey Ortiz singled to start the fifth before Verlander (2-2)...
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...
Charlie Morton just reached 2,000 innings at age 40. How has he lasted when so many pitchers don't?
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Morton has made 17 postseason starts for 10 playoff teams and won two World Series titles. After surpassing 2,000 major league innings Friday night during another win for the Atlanta Braves, he offered some thoughtful reflection on his 17-year career. ...
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hits 119.9 mph home run, hardest-hit ball in majors this season
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit a 119.9 mph home run Wednesday night against the Houston Astros, the hardest-hit ball in the majors this season. In the third inning of New York’s 9-4 victory, Stanton pulled a 1-2 curveball from rookie starter Spencer...
