First pitch: Jordan Lyles leads Astros against Brewers in interleague series
Righthander Jordan Lyles has been one of the best pitchers in baseball during June, allowing just four runs and striking out 18 in 19 2/3 innings. The promising 22-year-old will take the mound Tuesday...
View ArticleAstros’ Lyles breaks down pitches against Brewers, mental focus during...
Jordan Lyles hasn’t allowed more than two runs in a game since May 12. During his last three starts, the Astros righthander has given up just three runs in 21 combined innings while striking out 18 and...
View ArticleAstros’ bullpen keeps Brewers in check while bats rally
Although Carlos Pena received much of the accolades Thursday afternoon because of his walk-off three-run home run in the 10th inning, the Astros wouldn’t have defeated the Brewers 7-4 without another...
View ArticleExtra innings: Pena says Corporan is the secret weapon
Carlos Pena’s walk-off heroics wouldn’t have been possible without Carlos Corporan’s game-tying solo home run in the eighth inning. “That was an amazing at-bat (by Corporan),” said Pena, who drilled a...
View ArticleAstros acquire Carlos Gomez, Mike Fiers from Brewers for four prospects
On a night Scott Kazmir made his Minute Maid Park debut in an Astros uniform and Jed Lowrie returned after three months away; on a night when the team that stands as the Astros’ greatest hurdle, the...
View ArticleAstros’ prospects see opportunity in Milwaukee
Eleven months after they were named the Astros’ 2014 Minor League Pitcher and Player of the Year, lefthander Josh Hader tried to help center fielder Brett Phillips cope with the news that they had been...
View ArticleAstros players welcoming Carlos Gomez to an already unique clubhouse atmosphere
Clubhouse chemistry, the intangible that’s sometimes mocked but clearly exists even if its exact creation or value is hard to explain, is a concern for players around the trade deadline. From Pat...
View ArticleCarlos Gomez and a fresh start in a new city
Carlos Gomez grabbed his bat Friday afternoon and was ready to enter the cage at Minute Maid Park, just as stretch was ending and the Astros’ workout began. Marwin Gonzalez started laughing, and asked...
View ArticleNewest starting pitcher Mike Fiers brings four offerings, aggressive approach...
A couple of lockers down from the team leader in facial hair, there’s a new beard in the Astros clubhouse. Righthander Mike Fiers, who was acquired from the Brewers along with outfielder Carlos Gomez...
View ArticleFormer Astros prospect Brett Phillips talks about trade experience, life with...
It’s been nearly a week since the Astros made the second of two big deals ahead of the July 31 MLB trade deadline, the latter of which saw top prospect Brett Phillips headline a package of prospects...
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