Astros general manager Dana Brown provides some crucial updates to key pitchers Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia.

The Houston Astros are no longer sitting comfortably atop the American League West, with the Seattle Mariners right on their tail. Houston entered Monday with a

Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports that Alvarez will begin a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Double-A Corpus Christi. He’ll serve as a designated hitter in his first rehab game back, and the club plans to have him down for “a few games” before he can be activated off the injured list.

Feb 14, 2025; West Palm Beach, FL, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Luis Garcia (77) works on a fielding exercise during a spring training workout at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. Sam ...

Garcia ultimately pitched six innings, giving up four hits and an earned run. The Astros were up 7-2 heading into the seventh inning and Maton's turn to make history.

Detroit has a 74-53 record overall and a 40-24 record at home. The Tigers have the fourth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.81. Houston has a 31-29 record in road games and a 69-56 record overall. The Astros have a 41-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Plus notes on the team's pitching woes and Jesús Sánchez feeling "weird" during his slump since joining the team.

Feet fate: Astros pitcher Luis Garcia and coach Javier Bracamonte linked through gifted shoes KTRK Thursday, October 20, 2022