Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. spent years recovering from injury, but ended his last start on a good ...

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A decision faced Joe Espada after Wednesday's fifth inning. Lance McCullers Jr. stood at 87 pitches, on the brink of ...

Lance McCullers Jr. started on the mound for the fifth time this year. He pitched for 6.0 innings, finishing with 12 strikeouts. He allowed five hits, three earned runs and a walk to notch his first ...

Lance McCullers Jr. (0-1, 6.57) makes his fourth start in his return from arm injury as the Houston Astros hosts the ...

Zach Dezenzo homered and Victor Caratini drove in two runs in the seventh to help the Houston Astros rally for a 5-3 victory ...

Victor Caratini came through with the go-ahead hit in the late innings as the Houston Astros swept the A's to give them five ...

Placing Ronel Blanco on the injured list Thursday means three-fifths of Houston's season-opening starting rotation is ...

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay speaks with reporters following his team's 5-3 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday at Daikin Park.Mark Kotsay credits Lance McCullers Jr. for shutting down Athletics ...

On a day the Astros lost starting pitcher Ronel Blanco to an elbow injury that will require Tommy John surgery and will cost him the rest of the 2025 season, they celebrated a breakthrough performance ...

The Houston Astros remain coy regarding the availability of slugger Yordan Alvarez, who resides on the 15-day injured list and missed his 23rd consecutive game Tuesday.

Houston Astros fans got terrible news on Wednesday when the team announced that starting pitcher Ronel Blanco will miss the rest of the season and much of next ...