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For the second time in the 2024 MLB season, Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco posted a hitless start. The 30-year-old Blanco could have also recorded his second no-hitter this season alone had he been allowed by Houston manager Joe Espada to continue painting his pitching masterpiece during Sunday’s 4-1 win against the Detroit Tigers at […]

The Houston Astros are enduring one of the most frustrating seasons the franchise has experienced in recent years. Despite the struggles, the team is not expected to part ways with general manager Dana Brown. USA Today reports Brown’s job is safe for now. Brown has two years left on his contract, per the paper. The […]

Riley Greene homered in each of the first two innings as the Detroit Tigers raced to a huge lead and crushed the Detroit Tigers 13-5 on Saturday. Detroit jumped on starter Spencer Arrighetti for five hits and seven runs in just 1 1/3 innings pitched. The 24-year-old got the start after Justin Verlander was scratched […]

The Houston Astros are trying to climb the AL West standings after a shaky start to the 2024 MLB season. One part of Houston’s struggles is health-related. Club manager Joe Espada dropped a truth bomb on outfielder Kyle Tucker’s lower leg injury ahead of Saturday’s Detroit Tigers matchup. Espada said if Tucker “doesn’t start running […]

Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Justin Verlander hasn’t been himself this season. The future Hall-of-Famer is 3-2 with a 3.95 ERA this year in his second season back in Houston, with a 7.20 mark in June. Verlander will miss Saturday’s start against the Detroit Tigers due to “neck discomfort,” via The Houston Chronicle’s Matt Young. The 41-year-old’s ailment […]

Justin Verlander takes the mound for the Houston Astros as they host the Detroit Tigers. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Astros prediction and pick. Tigers-Astros Projected Starters  Jack Flaherty vs. Justin Verlander Jack Flaherty (3-2) with a 3.95 ERA  and a 1.21 WHIP. Last Start:  Flaherty went five innings in his […]

Jose Abreu was having such a bad season that the Houston Astros sent him down minors to try to work out the kinks. While he got another shot at the major leagues, the Astros have seen enough. Houston has released Abreu, the team announced. The move came despite the first baseman still being owed $30 […]

The Tigers make the trip to Houston to face the Astros! These two teams are having very similar seasons with both struggling to find consistency. They have talent still and just need to put it together. Our MLB odds series has our Tigers-Astros prediction, odds, and pick for Friday. Tigers-Astros Projected Starters  Tarik Skubal vs. Hunter […]

The Houston Astros have had a challenging start to the 2024 MLB season. Houston ranks third in the AL West standings, but they look to build momentum as they close their series against the San Franciso Giants. Furthermore, the Astros received an important injury update on outfielder Kyle Tucker. Tucker is dealing with a lower […]

Framber Valdez takes the mound for the Houston Astros as they finish a series with the San Francisco Giants. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Giants prediction and pick. Astros-Giants Projected Starters  Framber Valdez vs. Logan Webb Framber Valdez (5-3) with a 3.53 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. Last Start: Last time out, […]

Everyone across the game of baseball, from writers to fans to front-office members, seems to be unable to fathom a world where the Houston Astros could possibly be sellers at this year’s trade deadline. And when a team has made it to the league championship series the past seven years in a row, that’s justifiable. […]

The Houston Astros travel to Oracle Park to take on the San Francisco Giants Tuesday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Giants prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Astros-Giants Projected Starters  Ronel Blanco vs. Jordan Hicks Ronel Blanco (5-2) with a 2.78 […]

The Philadelphia Phillies currently hold one of the best records in baseball while the Houston Astros are six games under .500. The two teams may not have an opportunity for a 2022 World Series rematch in the ’24 Fall Classic unless Houston turns things around, but they could agree to a deal before the MLB […]

The Houston Astros have consistently been one of the best teams in MLB over the past few years. In 2024, though, the Astros are struggling. Houston currently owns a 30-36 record and they are on track to sell at the trade deadline barring a resurgence over the next month. As a result, players such as […]

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman exited Sunday’s game in the sixth inning after being hit by a pitch in the wrist against the Los Angeles Angels. X-rays were negative, a good sign for Bregman who the Astros say is day-to-day with a bone bruise. “I’m good,” Bregman said after the game, per Brian McTaggart. […]

The Houston Astros take on the San Francisco Giants. Our MLB odds series has our Astros Giants prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Astros Giants. Will the Houston Astros be able to turn their season around before it is too late? That is one of the biggest and most intriguing questions of a […]

The Houston Astros take on the Los Angeles Angels. Our MLB odds series has our Astros Angels prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Astros Angels. The Los Angeles Angels are in the midst of an awful and prolonged hitting slump. It’s hard for great teams to maintain greatness over the full 162-game season […]

The Houston Astros head to sunny Los Angeles to battle the Angels. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Angels prediction and pick. Astros-Angels Projected Starters  Hunter Brown vs. Tyler Anderson  Hunter Brown (1-5) with a 6.18 ERA … Last Start: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K 2024 […]

Framber Valdez leads his Houston Astros into game one of the series with the Los Angeles Angels. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Angels prediction and pick. Astros-Angels Projected Starters  Framber Valdez vs. Griffin Canning Framber Valdez (4-3) with a 3.95 ERA and 1.24 WHIP Last Start: Valdez is coming off […]

If the New York Mets decide to go nuclear and blow things up at the MLB trade deadline, first baseman Pete Alonso will likely be the most high-profile player they move. The Mets are still technically in the thick of the National League Wild Card hunt, but that says a whole lot more about the […]

The Houston Astros may be playing better ball as of late, but even after their 8-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night, they remain six games below .500 at 28-34. Alas, the blows keep on coming for the Astros. Their pitching staff, in particular, has been ravaged by injuries throughout 2024. Not […]

It is game three of three in this interleague series as the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Houston Astros. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Astros prediction and pick. In game one of the series, the Cardinals started strong. Alec Burelson and Nolan Gorman both hit home runs to make […]

The Houston Astros are 27-34 so far in the 2024 MLB season. It’s their worst start in the last decade and they don’t look like a playoff contender through the first two months of the season. Things just have not been going Houston’s way in 2024. However, Astros general manager Dana Brown remains confident and […]

Given how poorly the Houston Astros have begun the 2024 season, the last thing they need is an injury to one of their best players. However, on Monday night, that’s exactly what happened after star right fielder Kyle Tucker had to exit the game in the bottom of the third inning of their 7-4 win […]

The Cardinals make the trip to Houston to face the Astros! Both of these teams have had issues this season and have not been able to find any consistency between either team. The Astros are the more surprising team that has had struggles, while the Cardinals did not have much expectations in comparison. Our MLB […]

The Houston Astros have had a challenging start to the 2024 MLB season. Yet, things have gotten tougher with a new development on Jose Urquidy’s forearm injury. Urquidy was pulled off his rehab start to see Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas and could be headed for his second Tommy John Surgery, ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez reports. […]

The Minnesota Twins continue their road trip in Houston for the finale of their three-game series with the Houston Astros looking to take two of three and the series victory before they head out East for a road trip to start next week in this Sunday afternoon matchup at Minute Maid Park So let’s check […]

The Minnesota Twins continue their series in Houston as they visit the Houston Astros. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Astros prediction and pick. The Twins come into the series at 31-25, which places them in third place in the AL Central after they took three of four from the […]

The Houston Astros continue to disappoint this season, looking like a team that may end their streak of American League Championship appearances and are likely to miss the playoffs altogether. They get another chance to turn it around in this game against the team they beat in last season’s American League Division Series, the Minnesota […]

In a duel between old school and new school, Justin Verlander and George Kirby each pitched strong games as the Seattle Mariners faced the Houston Astros. A 2-1 game in 10 innings resulted in a win for the M’s, whose offense eventually came through in the end to make the most of Kirby’s great start. […]

At 41 years old, Justin Verlander continues to prove that he can still dazzle on the mound. He did that again Wednesday night against the Seattle Mariners on the road, but even a brilliant performance from the future Hall of Famer was not enough to prevent Houston from suffering yet another loss at the hands […]

The Houston Astros are well below .500 and need to start finding answers for their mid-season woes. Both the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers are ranked above them in the AL West. All of this means that Joe Espada has to step up and shake up the roster so that they are able to catch […]

The Houston Astros are back in the thick of the AL West race after a miserable start to the season, and they may inquire about Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as a result. If the Blue Jays trade Guerrero by the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline, the Astros are the betting favorites […]

It is the final game of an AL West series as the Houston Astros visit the Seattle Mariners. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Mariners prediction and pick. The Astros have lost the first two games of this series. In the first game of the series, the Mariners took the […]

The Astros make the trip to Seattle to face the Mariners! This is an interesting divisional matchup and the Mariners are the better team currently, but each team has the talent and needs to get back on track more of late. Our MLB odds series has our Astros-Mariners prediction, odds, and pick for Wednesday. The […]

When the Houston Astros signed Jose Abreu to a three-year, $58.5 million contract in November 2022, they were hoping he would add significant pop to their lineup. After all, he had been one of the American League’s better hitters for years. That has not been the case thus far. After a miserable debut campaign with […]

An epic AL West showdown will be in the works when the Houston Astros take on the Seattle Mariners. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Astros-Mariners prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering play fresh off the heels of defeat in a series-opening loss to Seattle by a score of 3-2, it […]

The Houston Astros take on the Seattle Mariners. Our MLB odds series has our Astros Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Astros Mariners. The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners arrive at a very importaant series in Seattle. The Astros were absolutely atrocious in the first month of their season. They were 12-24 […]

Just over a month into the regular season, the Houston Astros optioned first baseman Jose Abreu. Instead of going straight to the upper levels of the minor leagues, Abreu reported to the team’s spring training facility where he has been working to get back on track. Abreu is speaking about the experience now that he’s […]