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Video: Astros fielders collide providing Pirates with walk-off
The Houston Astros lost on Friday night talks to a walk-off error. When Astros pitcher Edger Gonzalez got Russell Martin to pop up on a lazy fly ball it appeared the game would head to extra innings. Not the case as two Astro fielders collided giving the Pirates a laughable win.
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Second basemen Jack Elmore chased the ball into the outfield. Jimmy Paredes came in...
Astros fielders collide on popup, giving Pirates walk-off win (Video)
The Houston Astros lost another game in an embarrassing fashion that only the Astros could pull off. On Friday night, the Astros were tied at 4-4 with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In the bottom of the ninth with two outs, the Pirates loaded the bases, but Astros pitcher Edgar Gonzalez got Pirates batter Russell Martin to pop up to short center field to send the game into...
Nolan Ryan's oldest son named Astros president
HOUSTON (AP) -- Reid Ryan choked back tears as he was introduced as president of his beloved Astros, the team he grew up watching in the days when his Hall of Fame father, Nolan Ryan, starred as a pitcher for Houston.
"My ties with the Astros go all the way back to 1980 when my dad came over," Reid Ryan said. "Today really is a dream come true because you grow up...
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Houston Astros Outright Philip Humber To Oklahoma
The Houston Astros have outrighted right-handed pitcher Philip Humber to their Triple-A Oklahoma City minor league affiliate. Humber has yet to accept the outright and could decide to try his chances on the open market.
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Porter says he's discussed shifts with Harrell
Houston manager Bo Porter wanted to make a couple main points in a pregame meeting with right-hander Lucas Harrell.
1. If a player has a concern, he can discuss it with the manager face to face.
2. There's a reason the Astros position their defenders the way they do.
Porter said Wednesday he discussed Houston's defensive shifts with Harrell after the pitcher publically...
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From the Jump to The AL to Stripping Payroll and More: Why the Astros Need to Slow Down
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane is a smart man. One doesn’t get rich and build global business without being as such. But there’s some advice that he needs when it comes to owning and running an MLB club, and it’s this:
Slow down.
I get that you saw the need to fix aspects of the organization. You might even have wanted to put your own stamp on it, but since before you purchased...
Houston Astros Place Jose Altuve On Bereavement List
The Houston Astros have placed second baseman Jose Altuve on the bereavement list because of the passing of his grandmother. Unrelated, he also suffered a jaw injury colliding with Jimmy Paredes Monday night. To take Altuve’s spot on the active roster, the Astros have recalled infielder Jacob Elmore from their Triple-A Oklahoma City minor league affiliate.
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Altuve placed on bereavement list
The Houston Astros have placed second baseman Jose Altuve on the bereavement list following the death of grandmother.
Players are allowed to stay on the bereavement list for a minimum of three days and a maximum of seven. Infielder Jake Elmore was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City to take his place on the roster.
Altuve left Monday night's game with an injured jaw after...
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Astros’ Reliever Forgets To Take Off Warm-Up Jacket
The Houston Astros pitching staff is having a fairly solid 48 hours. On Sunday we were treated to one of the worst balks in MLB history and on Monday night Astros’ reliever Paul Clemens forget to take his jacket off before coming into the game in the sixth inning. Jordan Lyles was the culprit on Sunday and you can see his gem of a balk HERE. Paul, on the other hand, had a gaffe...
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Astros reliever forgets to take off jacket
Your browser does not support iframes. Houston Astros relief pitcher Paul Clemens forgot to take his jacket off before leaving the bullpen to enter Monday night's game against the Detroit Tigers in the sixth inning. Clemens jogged to the pitcher's mound wearing the jacket after being called to replace starter Bud Norris, who left the game due to a back injury. Astros...
The Strange Career of Rick Ankiel
(Update: Ankiel has signed with the New York Mets and is in the starting lineup tonight.)
Should Rick Ankiel reinvent himself again and become a left-handed reliever to prolong his professional baseball career?
The Houston Astros recently designated the once heralded pitching prospect for assignment. In 2013, Ankiel produced a .194/.231/.484 slash line while striking out a whopping...
Houston Astros balk is most ’2013 Houston Astros balk’ ever
Houston Astros pitcher Jordan Lyles balked so badly that it can only be characterized as the perfect microcosm of the disaster that has been the Astros' first year in the American League.
Video: Jordan Lyles balk epitomizes state of Astros
The Houston Astros are bad. Really bad. They begrudgingly own the worst record in Major League Baseball and the immediate outlook for their future doesn't look so good, either. On Sunday, trailing 6-0 to the Texas Rangers, Astros starting pitcher Jordan Lyles balked in a way that epitomized the current state of the Houston franchise. Watch as Lyles winds up to deliver a pitch...
Jordan Lyles Of The Astros Commits The Perfect Balk
Jordan Lyles of the Houston Astros did his team a favor and saved the embarrassment of the defense giving up an earned run on Sunday. Instead, Lyles had one of the more impressive balks we have ever seen, and we had it on replay in the office for quite some time. Someone should let Jordan know that it is OK for him to thrown the ball in that situation, and not OK not to. The Astros...
Astros make two pitching changes before throwing a pitch...and umpires allow it (Video)
Another embarrassing fiasco involving major league baseball umpires not knowing basic rules took place Thursday night when the Houston Astros were allowed to make two pitching changes without throwing a pitch. Your browser does not support iframes. In the top of the seventh with two outs, the Astros called to the bullpen to have Wesley Wright replace Paul Clemens, and the Los Angeles...
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