For the first time in 45 years, a primary catcher has achieved a 30-30 season in the Minor Leagues. Jason Schiavone notched his 30th stolen base of the year in the fourth inning of Wednesday night’s contest for Triple-A Sugar Land vs. Las Vegas at Constellation Field. The last Minor League backstop to produce a 30-30 season was Willie Royster, who did so as a 27-year-old for the Charlotte O’s in 1981. Schiavone and Royster account for the only two instances on record back as far as 1946 in whi...
CHICAGO – The Braves haven’t yet clinched the National League East title. But their comfortable division lead has enabled them to ensure Chris Sale will get an extended breather before his final regular-season start and then make his first postseason start with extra rest. Instead of pitching in this weekend’s series against the Astros, Sale will carry six extra days of rest into his regular-season finale on Wednesday against the Reds. Braves manager Walt Weiss discussed the decision before an...
So much for the winning streak, it’s been halted at one. Kansas City 5 Houston 2. It was another three hit night for Jeremy Pena. Unfortunately, there was little else. Over the course of two nights against the Royals, Pena has six of the Astros 12 total hits. Yikes. Aside from the […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Houston Astros (76-75) will continue their final homestand of the season tonight as they host the Kansas City Royals (66-85) for the middle game of their three-game series at Daikin Park. The resurgent RHP Cristian Javier (2-5, 5.50 ERA) will try to pitch the Astros to back-to-back wins tonight as he […]
The Atlanta Braves face off against the Chicago Cubs today looking for their ninetieth win of the season with ten games to go. Their magic number is at five and after the Cubs series they have the Astros, then the Marlins and Reds. If the Braves win this evening, there is still a world where […]
With just 11 games to go in 2026, the Royals will face off against Houston in the second game of their road series tonight. Daniel Lynch is running out of opportunities to prove he deserves to stay in the rotation next season, so he needs to be careful to avoid the Crawford Boxes tonight. Christian […]
Astros right-hander Mike Burrows will restart his rehab assignment and pitch three innings for Triple-A Sugar Land this weekend, manager Joe Espada said Wednesday. On the IL since July 7 due to right elbow neuritis, Burrows was shut down after his third rehab start because of right shoulder inflammation. Espada said Burrows could rejoin the […]
Before yesterday’s game with the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada told the media that 3B Carlos Correa would not be returning to the team this season. This came as a bit of a surprise, considering the amount of information and conversation coming from the Astros and from Correa directly as he ramped […]
In last night’s 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals, Hunter Brown went the first 5 innings for the win, allowing 1 run on 2 hits, walking 3 and striking out 10. After the game, Brown spoke to reporters and acknowledged that Astros pitching guru Brent Strom taught him a new pitch: Brown threw 51 […]
Correa's season ends with Astros playoff race heating up.
The Houston Astros' latest update on Carlos Correa further proves the Twins were right to trade him.
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Tuesday night. The win kept them one game behind the Houston Astros in the American League West with 11 games to play. At 75-76, Texas trails Houston (76-75), which also won Tuesday and holds the tiebreaker. The Rangers moved ahead of the […]
Jeremy Peña homered twice, part of a three-hit night as the Royals fell to the Astros 4-2 in the series opener Tuesday night. Michael Wacha gave up four runs in six innings, ending a streak of four consecutive Quality Starts. Peña got the Astros on the board quickly, leading off the bottom of the first […]
It was a Pena-Palooza. Astros 4 Royals 2. Fans were barely in their seats when Jeremy Pena started the night with a lead off smash, clearing the train tracks and putting the Astros on the board 1-0. For Pena, it was his 5th leadoff home run of the season. Pena would double down and […]
The Astros lost their most significant rehab case on Tuesday when manager Joe Espada confirmed Carlos Correa will not return this season. The decision came without a fresh setback, as Espada explained that the daily workload required to get Correa back before the postseason simply became unsustainable for the 31-year-old, who had undergone peroneus brevis […]
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HOUSTON – Down to the last two weeks of their season, the Royals welcomed back a pair of familiar faces on Tuesday, hoping to end 2026 on a high note. Third baseman Maikel Garcia, fresh off a three-game reassignment that followed his second IL stint of the year, was in the cleanup spot for the opener of a three-game series against the Houston Astros. “It’s been a hard year for me. I like to play baseball every single day,” said Garcia, who has been limited to 73 games in 2026 and seen his slas...
Seven Milwaukee Brewers prospects are headed to the desert after Major League Baseball released its 2026 Arizona Fall League rosters this week. Milwaukee’s group will play for the Scottsdale Scorpions, alongside prospects from the Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers. The AFL season opens Saturday, Oct. 3. The championship game [...]
This late in the season, with the Royals out of the playoffs, we have to look elsewhere than the standings to find the storylines. Fortunately, we have some. Storyline 1: Maikel Garcia is back! Can he finish the year strong with some hope that 2027 might be a fresh and healthy season? Storyline 2: Yordan […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Astros will open their final homestand of the regular season tonight as they welcome in the Royals for an important three-game series in Houston, TX. Astros ace RHP Hunter Brown (5-3) will try to pitch the Astros back into the win column tonight as he starts opposite RHP Michael Wacha (9-8) […]
Apparently all the work and all the hope was for naught. It’s yet another kick in the teeth for the Astros, who have been beset by injuries for the third straight season. There was hope that a return for Correa would inject some life into an offense that has been scuffling with Jeremy Pena slumping […]
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Carlos Correa won’t be seen on a Major League diamond again until at least next season. Houston Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters Tuesday that the three-time all-star infielder won’t return this season. Correa has been out since May 4 with an ankle injury. As Espada said, Correa didn’t suffer any sort of setback in his rehabilitation after undergoing surgery but the daily workload and recovery became too much for the 31-year-old to handle in order to make an effort to return to the line...
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada confirmed to reporters on Tuesday that shortstop Carlos Correa will not return this season. Correa has been sidelined since the beginning of May due to an ankle injury. When the injury occurred, it was expected to sideline him for the remainder of the season. In early August, however, Espada said that Correa had been cleared to resume swinging a bat. The shortstop was expected to go out on a rehab assignment in the near future, with a chance to return before t...
Astros manager Joe Espada has informed reporters, including Chandler Rome of The Athletic, that infielder Carlos Correa will not be coming off the injured list to rejoin the Astros this year. According to Espada, per Rome, there was no specific setback or injury recurrence. Rather, the daily workload related to his recovery became too much […]
The Houston Astros will be without their star shortstop for the remainder of the year.