Among 92 outfielders, the 35-year-old Altuve's 79.1 mph average velocity is the lowest rank. The league average, according to Baseball Savant, is 87.2 mph for left fielders. Altuve's defensive WAR is ...

“Even in a lineup with Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve and Christian Walker, there's not a single player with an OPS above .800. Houston should be able to hang in the division race in a weak AL West, but ...

Another wave of star MLB players are dealing with injuries, including bad news surrounding Yordan Alvarez and Max Scherzer.

While the Houston Astros have been able to stay around the .500 mark thanks to a pitching staff that ranks fifth in Major ...

The Houston Astros offense has been off to quite the slow start this season, ranking tied for 16th in MLB with a team wRC+ of ...

Cincinnati Reds (19-20, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Houston Astros (18-18, third in the AL West) Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Nicholas Martinez (1-3, 4.19 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, ...

Fried entered Thursday tied with the Athletics’ Luis Severino for the most batters faced a third and fourth time through the lineup (64). He led the majors with 51 2/3 innings, a 226-inning pace. His ...

Designated hitter Yordan Alvarez has been arguably the biggest disappointment on the team before hitting the injured list with an 85 OPS+. Christian Walker has not found his groove yet after signing a ...

Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown said that designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (hand) is feeling a lot better while ...

As Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez is on the injured list due to a strained muscle in the top of his right hand, the ...

Just when it looked like we were having some good luck with injured fantasy baseball players, another wave of injured players ...

This time last year found the Houston Astros at perhaps their lowest point. After 36 games, they were 12 games under .500, ...