Cease could just be a half-year rental because of all the starting pitchers on Houston's injured list. The Astros have a full ...

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted ...

With the undermanned Astros’ offense struggling to score runs, the starting pitchers are being left with little margin for ...

To beat the Astros on a night in which Framber Valdez’s curveball was untouchable, the Nationals were going to need an equally effective outing from starter-turned-reliever-turned-starter Brad Lord, ...

Its Monday, July 28 and the Nationals (43-62) are in Houston to open a series against a suddenly scuffling Astros team (60-46 ...

Rookie second baseman Brice Matthews, who swatted his first two career home runs and drove in five of Houston’s six runs in ...