Champion Astros Extend Manager Hinch's Contract Through 2022
The new contract A.J. Hinch got from the Houston Astros also came with a huge set of expectations.
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The new contract A.J. Hinch got from the Houston Astros also came with a huge set of expectations.
The Astros won two of three games in the series to move 2 1/2 games ahead of Oakland atop the AL West.
Roberto Osuna earned a win in his first appearance with Houston after Marwin Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, lifting the Astros over the Giants by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Roberto Osuna met his new Astros teammates Sunday after completing a 75-game suspension for violating the MLB's domestic violence policy.
Marwin Gonzalez hit two of Houston's four home runs, and the Astros knocked the Seattle Mariners from the lead for the second wild card in the American League with an 8-3 win on Wednesday.
Houston also sent right-handers David Paulino and Hector Perez to Toronto as part of the deal, a day before the deadline for trades without waivers.
Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead double deflected by the pitcher and stayed in despite getting kicked in the face as the Texas Rangers became the first team to sweep Houston this year, beating the Astros 4-3 Sunday.
Rougned Odor hit two home runs, including one inside-the-park, and went 5-for-5 as the Texas Rangers beat Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros 7-3 on Saturday.
The Astros acquired catcher Martin Maldonado from the Angels on Thursday for left-hander Patrick Sandoval and $250,000 in international signing bonus pool allocation.
The Detroit Tigers hammered four home runs and snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Manager A.J. Hinch came to the mound to take out Giles and the television broadcast caught him appearing to curse at Hinch right after he walked by him on his way off the field.
Alex Bregman's tapper just in front of the plate in the 11th inning led to a bizarre sequence to end the game, as a throwing error handed the Astros a 6-5 win over the Athletics.
The Rangers blew a 4-0 lead against their division rivals who swept the short two-game series in Arlington.
Dallas Keuchel struck out seven batters and allowed only two runs over seven innings, winning for only the second time in his last nine starts, as the Astros beat the Rangers by a score of 5-3.
Lance McCullers pitched seven strong innings, Jake Marisnick homered and the Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 Thursday night for their 11th straight victory away from home.
Alex Bregman's two-run homer in the ninth completed a big rally to lift the Houston Astros to a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
The World Series champs have won 12 in a row for the third time in franchise history, while the Rangers big righty passed a baseball legend in wins.
The Houston Astros have extended the contract of general manager Jeff Luhnow through the 2023 season and added president of baseball operations to his title.
The Houston Astros swept their Texas rivals in a four-game series for the first time, beating the Rangers 8-7 despite blowing a six-run lead Sunday.
Springer hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning after Morton tied an American League record by hitting four batters, and the Astros beat the Rangers 4-3 on Saturday night.
The Texas Rangers got on the board first, but Cole Hamels was tagged by the Astros for 5 runs in 7 1/3 innings.
Kyle Seager, Mike Zunino and Jean Segura all homered off Dallas Keuchel early to back up another start by James Paxton and give the Mariners the 7-1 victory.
The Houston Astrodome, which became known as the Eighth Wonder of the World as the first domed stadium, is getting the highest honor Texas can give a historic structure.
The shirts have "We Play For Santa Fe" on them and are in the school's colors.
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre left Sunday's 6-1 loss to Houston in the seventh inning after aggravating a left hamstring injury.
