Scouting report: Astros at Tampa Bay Rays
Three things to watch in the series with the Rays: 1. Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has been a hitting machine this year, and he’ll try to maintain his major-league lead in hits. He missed the...
View ArticleThe Sports Update: Ortiz from Astros camp
Chronicle Astros writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz wraps up Friday’s happenings at spring training in Kissimmee, Fla.
View ArticleFanless O’s-Chisox matchup akin to 1994 Galveston Ball-Beaumont Central...
By Angel Verdejo More than 20 years later, John Humphrey Sr. still believes the right call was made. Then a star running back on Galveston Ball’s football team, Humphrey and his teammates played...
View ArticleVideo: Evan Gattis’ fluky homer
With two outs in the top of the first inning of the second game in a three-game series against the San Diego Padres, Evan Gattis took a cut at a pitch up in the zone and drove it into center field....
View ArticleScouting report: Houston Astros vs. Colorado Rockies (home-and-home)
1. The Astros will get a home-and-home taste of inter league with two games at home and then two on the road against the Rockies. 2. The Rockies are 17-15 since an 11-game losing streak and even took...
View ArticleCardinals being investigated for hacking Astros’ computer system
By David Barron and Evan Drellich Sports espionage, once the province of those who stole signs and spied on practices, has moved into the realm of cyberspace as federal officials investigate whether...
View ArticleAstros defend Ground Control and take breach seriously; Cardinals vow to “get...
By Evan Drellich and David Barron The Astros emphasized Wednesday that they consider the breach into their computer database “a very serious matter” and defended the original design of their system....
View ArticlePhotos: Astros prepare for Wild Card game at Yankee Stadium
The Astros prepare for their first postseason appearance in a decade with a batting practice at Yankee Stadium.
View ArticlePhotos: Astros fans at MMP before Game 3 of the ALDS
Astros fans flocked to Minute Maid Park on Sunday afternoon to cheer on the Astros in their first playoff game at home in a decade.
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