However, despite it all, the Astros enter the final nine games of the season tied with the Seattle Mariners atop the American League West, and the two teams will play this weekend for the upper hand in the division. Does Astros manager Joe Espada deserve AL manager of the year recognition?

“Source: Isaac Paredes is expected to be reinstated from the IL tonight by the Astros and be available for the huge series against the Mariners,” he reported. “He was hitting .259/.359/.470 with a team-high 19 HRs and 50 RBIs in 94 games before straining his hamstring July 19 in Seattle.”

Taylor Trammell was over the moon talking about the 'feeling of euphoria' he got from helping out a family of Astros fans with their unique gender reveal at Daikin Park.

Mayer, a 16th-round pick out of Missouri in 2024, began the season at Class-A Fayetteville, recording 30 strikeouts in 17⅔ innings. He then posted a 2.85 ERA in nine starts at High-A Asheville before rising to Double-A Corpus Christi, where he has a 5.90 ERA in 29 innings.

The Houston Astros had a few clear needs to address ahead of the MLB trade deadline this year that general manager Dana Brown was not shy about discussing. With

The Houston Astros, despite shifting to the American League, have a rich history of the most iconic names to ever play professional baseball.

The Houston Astros placed slugger Yordan Alvarez on the 10-day injured list Friday and reinstated All-Star third baseman Isaac Paredes from the 60-day IL. The move involving Alvarez is retroactive to Tuesday.

Astros fans can skip the umbrella Friday as Houston stays mostly dry, but warm and humid air at Daikin Park could still shape how the game plays out.