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When asked about the recent skid, Astros manager Joe Espada focused more on the positives regarding the team, according to ...

With the All-Star break approaching, Astros GM Dana Brown gave a mid-season injury update on the club's pitchers.

Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes won’t travel to Atlanta to participate in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, manager Joe Espada said ...

Houston Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes has withdrawn from next week's All-Star Game to address a family matter.

Houston Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti, sidelined since early April, should be “really close” to beginning a rehab ...

A family matter will keep Isaac Paredes from the All-Star game but he is not expected to be away from the Astros.

It was fitting that the Astros had to dig deep into their reconfigured bench in the latter stages of a 5-4, 11-inning victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday that evened this three-game series.

Saturday was the 11th time Espada removed Altuve from left field in the ninth inning with a lead. "You have to rely on ...

The Astros could be getting some reinforcements from the injured list in the second half to help their rotation. Read more at ...

Joe Espada discusses calling up the team's No. 1 prospect Brice Matthews, his intensity on both sides of the ball and more ...

Inside the Houston Astros' home dugout, the opposite scene unfolds: Joe Espada, alone, earbuds in, with his eyes ...