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Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (43-47) won 10-0 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board early scoring 3 runs in the first inning on a Ferreras RBI double, Spence walk and a run on […]
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers won another fun one last night, 7-4 over the Astros. Shawn McFarland says Wyatt Langford bailed them out once again. Evan Grant Ben Franklin brings you his big Rangers mid-season report. Elsewhere the Rangers’ trio of lefties continues to rehab. Jacob deGrom won’t start again before the ASB and may […]
Rangers 7, Astros 3
The 2026 Boston Red Sox are somehow just 1.5 games out of a playoff spot entering the final two games before the All-Star break. Just three teams sit ahead of them in between the final wild card spot with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins. That field has shrunk in […]
The Texas Rangers scored seven runs while the Houston Astros scored three runs. Two first inning runs, a 3-0 lead into the sixth inning, and Cal Quantrill of all people cruising through six strong innings. All of those positives made it seem like the Rangers were in for an easy evening. Nothing is coming easy […]
Coming into Friday Night, the Astros needed just two wins to capture their 10th consecutive Silver Boot Series from the Rangers. They still need two wins. Rangers 7 Astros 3. On this night, Wyatt Langford would be the hero, albeit late. In the 8th, Langford would deposit the second pitch offered […]
Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers Friday, July 10, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / CW33) The Shed RHP Hunter Brown vs. RHP Cal Quantrill Today’s Lineups ASTROS RANGERS Jeremy Pena – SS Joc Pederson – DH Yordan Alvarez – DH Wyatt Langford – LF Isaac Paredes – 3B Josh Jung – 3B Christian […]
The Houston Astros announced today that they have reinstated All-Star SS Jeremy Pena from the IL. Pena is batting .295 this season with a .356 OBP and .799 OPS. He has 6 HR, 21 RBI and 34 runs scored. Pena has dealt with 3 separate injuries so far this season. When healthy, he has been […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Astros and Rangers will renew their rivalry tonight in Arlington, TX, with the first game of a big three-game weekend series at Globe Life Field. Astros ace RHP Hunter Brown (1-0) will get the start for Houston in what is his seventh start of the season and his first in 2026 opposite […]
Texas Rangers lineup for July 10, 2026 against the Houston Astros: starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill for the Rangers and Hunter Brown for the Astros. It is the final series prior to the All Star Break. Texas has three at home against Houston. Silver Boot excitement! The lineup: Pederson — DH Langford — LF Jung […]
The Astros have reinstated shortstop Jeremy Peña from the 10-day injured list. Infielder Braden Shewmake has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move. Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reported the moves today. Shewmake himself returned from the injured list earlier this week. He missed almost exactly a month with an adductor strain. The […]
He’s called everything from Nolan Ryan’s 5000th career strikeout, to the World Series. He joined the Rangers broadcast booth back in 1979 and today, Eric Nadel lends his insights to us exclusively at The Crawfish Boxes. Q: Let’s begin with Jacob Latz. It’s just an incredible story considering where he was back […]
As the Astros approach the all-star break, there are a few positions that are potentially intriguing and could spell the difference between sneaking into the playoffs and falling short. Catching is one of those positions. There can be no doubt that Yainer Diaz has disappointed up to this point, but could a hot second half […]
#CardCorner: 1992 Donruss Kenny Lofton kkundahl Fri, 2026-07-10 04:22 A star on the basketball court at the University of Arizona, Kenny Lofton went from Astros prospect to Cleveland star after a trade that helped his new team become an American League powerhouse. Craig Muder When Kenny Lofton stepped to the plate at Cleveland Stadium for the first time in 1992, the 65,813 fans in attendance for the Indians’ home opener were greeted with his 1991 minor league stats on the ...
This week’s Astros poll: Which of the following starting pitchers will have the biggest positive impact on the Astros the rest of the season? A) Cristian Javier B) Ronel Blanco C) Hayden Wesneski D) Ethan Pecko Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of […]
Will three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander wear a Detroit Tigers or Houston Astros logo on his Hall of Fame plaque?
In the days leading up to his first draft as Astros general manager, Dana Brown was back in his element. “This is probably the fun part of the job because it’s something that I’m so used to,” Brown said at the time. “We’re going through all these names and we’re having conversations, and I’m bringing […]
We asked. Fans answered. In a nationwide poll of SB Nation readers, Houston Astros DH Yordan Alvarez was voted the player who should be the AL MVP, beating out Kansas City Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr., Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz and Tampa Bay Rays 3B Junior Caminero. SB Nation Reacts polls are powered by Fanduel. […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (46-48) and Washington Nationals (47-46), who share their Spring Training complex together in West Palm Beach, FL, will conclude their three-game series with a rubber game in the nation’s capital tonight. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-4, 3.81 ERA), who owns a share for the club lead with seven wins, will make […]
After winning the first game and dropping the second, the Nats are looking to avoid a repeat of what happened against the Pirates. They will look to secure the series win and stay above .500. To do so, they will lean on their reliable ace Foster Griffin. The Nats are only making a couple of […]
Last night in Sugar Land, rehabbing Astros players Jeremy Pena, Ronel Blanco, and Lance McCullers Jr. all contributed to a rain-shortened victory for the Sugar Land Space Cowboys over the Albuquerque Isotopes. McCullers Jr. got the start for Sugar Land, and pitched 4 innings, allowing 4R (2 ER) on 3H and 3BB, notching 4K. McCullers […]
Justin Verlander's Hall-of-Fame career will come to an end after 21 seasons with four different teams.
The best stats are the stats that work for hitters and pitchers. They are mirror images of each other. On Monday, we looked at offensive efficiency to see how the Astros offense was holding up. The numbers obviously cut in a number of directions, but the main components are to see how many base runners […]
The Astros unsuccessfully tried last offseason to acquire a left-handed hitting outfielder. That remains one of the front office’s top priorities as they prepare for next month’s trade deadline, general manager Dana Brown told Chandler Rome of The Athletic. The GM also added the club would be open to adding a right-handed pitcher who could […]
The Houston Astros (46-48) didn’t get the start they hoped for from Tatsuya Imai, but they got a terrific performance from 6 relievers as they took the second game of this series 6-3 over the Washington Nationals (47-46) at Nationals Park. Imai only lasted 3.2 IP, impacted by a cut on the ring fighter of […]