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Urquidy brilliant in emergency start, pitches Astros to crucial 2-1 win over Diamondbacks
PHOENIX (AP) — José Urquidy had already delivered five brilliant innings in an emergency start when Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker ambled to the mound in the sixth, ready to take the right-hander out of the game after Arizona's Ketel Marte reached on a leadoff single. Urquidy...
Royals hit 4 homers, beat slumping Astros 6-5 for sweep and 6-game winning streak
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros know they need to get it together — and quickly — for a chance to defend their crown this postseason after being swept at home by one of baseball's worst teams and falling farther behind Texas in the AL West. “It sucks not being able to win...
Mullins hits 3-run homer in 9th to lift Orioles to 8-7 win over Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — Another day, another ninth-inning comeback for the Baltimore Orioles. Cedric Mullins hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Orioles past the Houston Astros 8-7 on Monday night in a matchup of American League division leaders. The...
Astros slug their way to the top of the AL West with 16 homers in 3 games to sweep Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Houston Astros made quite a powerful statement while slugging themselves back to the top of the AL West. By going deep 16 times while sweeping the Texas Rangers on the road, the Astros set a franchise record for the most homers in any three-game span....
Abreu hits grand slam and 3-run shot, Astros complete sweep with 12-3 win over Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The way the Houston Astros have been hitting, Justin Verlander certainly had a clear advantage going into a matchup against another three-time Cy Young Award winner. Houston had already hit the first of its five homers and gone ahead to stay before...
All-Star right-hander Eovaldi of Texas allows 2 HRs to Altuve, Astros tag him for 4 runs
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers All-Star right-hander Nathan Eovaldi gave up two homers to Houston's Jose Altuve in his return from the injured list, allowing four runs while getting four outs Tuesday night. Eovaldi's first outing since July 18 because of a right forearm...
Dubón and Altuve go back-to-back twice, Astros hit 5 homers in 13-6 win over Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Mauricio Dubón saw he was batting ninth for the Houston Astros in the opener of their pivotal series against the Texas Rangers, he had a message for leadoff hitter Jose Altuve. “I told him we were going to go back-to-back,” Dubón said. ...
Jose Altuve hits 2-run HR to complete 1st cycle of his career, Astros crush Red Sox 13-5
BOSTON (AP) — Walking to the plate in the eighth inning, Jose Altuve was well aware of his personal scoreboard for the day: a single, a double and a triple. “It’s kind of like in your mind, but you don’t want to change your whole approach,” he said. “I was just thinking...
Alex Bregman drives in 4 runs to help lead the Astros to a 9-2 win over the Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — Alex Bregman homered, hit two doubles and drove in four runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 9-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Bregman drove in Jose Altuve in the first, fifth and sixth innings and scored in the fifth, sixth and eighth. Jose Abreu...
Astros reinstate first baseman José Abreu from injured list
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros reinstated first baseman José Abreu from the injured list before their game Wednesday night against the Boston Red Sox. He was batting sixth and playing first base as the Astros looked to win a third straight over the Red Sox. Abreu...
