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In The Lab: The Astros Math Problem

It was one of the more iconic scenes in baseball moviedom. Lou Brown tells his troops that Rachel Phelps (the owner) does not want them to win. In order to win the division they will need to win 32 more games (from that point in the season) and with every win they will pull off […]

Rockets 2025-2026 season in review: Clint Capela

The story of Clint Capela returning to the Rockets begins, as most tragic stories do, with Steven Adams. Steven Adams over the past four regular seasons has played in 138 of 328 possible games. His last fully healthy season was 2022-23 with the Memphis Grizzlies. While Adams has been undeniably effective in the ways he’s […]

Houston Texans News: Do the Texans have an international game this season?

Houston Texans News Cade Stover’s Position Switch Could Keep Him on Texans Roster (Yardbarker) How To Watch and Follow The 2026 NFL Schedule Release (HoustonTexans.com) Houston Texans Players Speak Out On The Come Back Of Tank Dell (Yahoo Sports) Texans sign seventh-rounder Aiden Fisher (ProFootballTalk) Are Texans heading to London for a game in 2026? […]

21-22: Chart

Mariners 10, Astros 2 Funshine Bear: Randy Arozarena, +0.27 WPA Grumpy Bear: Julio Rodríguez, -0.10 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:

Mariners Game #43 Preview and Discussion: SEA at HOU, 5/12

The Mariners and Astros face off in the second game of a four-game set tonight. Bryan Woo gets the ball for the Mariners with an eight-game win streak against Houston on the line. He’s coming off a bounce-back win in last Wednesday’s rubber game against the Braves, where he allowed only one hit and struck […]

Astros vs. Mariners Game Thread: Game 43, 5/12/2026

TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (16-26) will continue their homestand tonight in the second game of a four-game series against the rival Seattle Mariners (20-22). Astros starter RHP Tatsuya Imai (1-0, 7.27 ERA) returns from the IL today after a bout with arm fatigue to face off against the Mariners and RHP Bryan Woo (2-2, […]

Texans schedule 2026: Tracking all the rumors

Sponsored by Fanduel It’s almost schedule release day – and you know what that means! Crazy schedule rumors are already released. Whether it’s a mundane guess about the Houston Texans 2026 schedule, or a wild theory about David Montgomery lobbying to play the Houston Dynamos, one thing is sure: rumors are swirling. Instead of reading […]

Astros Minor League Hotlist: May 12th

Who’s Hot At The Plate? Xavier Neyens – Neyens, the Astros first round pick last year, put together another big week. In 5 games he hit .333 with one home run and an impressive 9 walks to just 3 strikeouts. Neyens has a .985 OPS this season so far. Nehomar Ochoa – Ochoa is truly […]

Astros First Quarter Award Winners

The Astros hit a new low with Monday’s 3-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. They are now 10 games below .500 after crossing the quarter pole of the season on a three-game losing streak. That skid comes on the heels of a 16-game stretch in which the Astros managed to play .500 baseball against the New York […]

Mariners News: Jose A. Ferrer, Bryce Miller, and Julio Rodriguez

Good morning! A satisfying 3-1 win last night featured the Mariners’ eighth straight victory over the Houston Astros dating back to last season. A season-high seven strikeouts for starter George Kirby was supported by a few strong bullpen outings, and a solo home run from Julio Rodriguez highlighted the Mariners’ scoring. Bryan Woo gets the […]

Astros Legends Series: Wade Miller

Today we unveil our 13th installment of the Legends Series, featuring pitcher Wade Miller.  Prior to tearing his rotator cuff, Wade was one of the brightest pitchers in the major leagues.     Q:  There was that three-year stretch with the Astros in which you won 45 games, fueled at one point by a 12-game winning streak, […]

Houston Texans News: Texans add new RB behind D-Mo

Houston Texans News Texans Cut Recent Draft Pick, Add Former Steelers RB Behind David Montgomery (Heavy.com) Texans sign draft picks Kamari Ramsey ($4.94 million), Lewis Bond ($4.64 million), Aiden Fisher ($4.50 million) (KPRC 2 Houston) Houston Texans 2026 Cheerleader tryouts heat up with high energy (KRIV 26 Houston) Nico Collins: I started my career in […]

NBA Draft Lottery a mixed blessing for Rockets

For the first time in five years, the Houston Rockets had no direct stakes in the NBA Draft Lottery. Sure, indirectly, they’re affected by the Brooklyn Nets’ pick slipping to sixth. Rockets fans will be rooting against the Nets throughout 2026-27. Even if the league flattens the draft odds, a bleaker future for the Nets […]

20-22: Chart

Mariners 3, Astros 1 When Andrés Muñoz is happy: George Kirby, .17 WPA When Andrés Muñoz is sad: J.P. Crawford and Brendan Donovan, -.08 WPA Game thread comment of the day: I gotta go with BirdNerd’s time to shine. Thanks for making us all smarter! And BONUS CONTENT because it was too good to pass […]

Astros vs. Mariners Game Thread: Game 42, 5/11/2026

TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (16-25) and Seattle Mariners (19-22) play the first game of a four-game series this evening at Daikan Park with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. CT. RHP Peter Lambert (2-2, 2.42 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite LHP George Kirby (4-2, 2.94 ERA) and the Mariners. ABOUT TENG: RHP Peter Lambert […]

Reds set rotation for Chase Petty recall as Rhett Lowder heads to IL

The Cincinnati Reds have the day off on Monday after Sunday afternoon’s series-winning victory over the Houston Astros. They also have a much clearer picture of how their banged-up starting rotation will look this upcoming week as they welcome the Washington Nationals to Cincinnati before heading up to Cleveland for a series over the weekend. […]

Series Preview: Mariners (19-22) at Astros (16-25)

The Mariners took another two steps backwards over the weekend after such a promising start to their week last week. The 12-run outburst on Friday was very good to see but to follow that up by scoring two runs total over the final two games in Chicago was a huge let down. It feels like […]

In The Lab: Measuring Catcher Intangibles

Dusty Baker infamously refused to play Yainer Diaz at catcher more than once or twice a week during his first full season in the big leagues in 2023. The reasoning was that he wasn’t ready for the rigors of everyday catching. What many of us pointed out at the time was that Diaz was a […]

Open Thread: Victor Wembanyama ejected from Game 4

Sunday evening’s Game 4 in Minneapolis did not go as planned for the San Antonio Spurs. With  8:39 left in the second quarter, Wemby was ejected when his right elbow hit Reid’s throat. Forgetting for a second that, had it been any other player, the elbow would have landed on Reid’s chest, the foul represents a […]