The Houston Astros are in a battle here for not only the Americasn League West, but also to stay in the playoff picture after a rough stretch.

Lance McCullers Jr. is going on the injured list for the fourth time this season in what was a comeback from 2½ years away after flexor surgery.

The Astros ' organizational machine is sputtering after a year of exits and injuries throughout Houston's lineup and pitching staff. The depleted roster threatens to end a historic run atop the American League West.

With just two weeks left in the 2025 regular season, we're a little bit light on divisional drama right now. Sure, things aren't completely sewn up; maybe the Yankees could come back and steal the AL East, or maybe the Padres snatch the NL West from the rival Dodgers. But for the most part, we're lacking real September juice.

Isaac Paredes has been out since July 19 with a hamstring injury but has been increasing his activity to have a slight chance of return.

The Houston Astros got just two starts out of starting pitcher Luis Garcia after he spent more than two years returning from Tommy John surgery.

The Houston Astros' decision on whether or not to re-sign Framber Valdez got more complicated after his incident against the New York Yankees.

The Astros scored 11 runs to beat the Braves as the offense strung together timely hits and good a boost from rookie Zach Cole who drove in 4 runs.

The Houston Astros have received incredible production from their two aces, Framber Valdez and Hunter Brown, throughout the 2025 MLB regular season.

After a blown lead yesterday, the Houston Astros came out on Wednesday and took care of business against the Toronto Blue Jays, winning 3-2 courtesy of a game-changing homer in the ninth from Yeiner Diaz No better way to describe the first half of this game than a good old fashion pitching duel.

Houston's offense was shut out for the sixth time since the trade deadline as the Astros' lead in the AL West is slipping away.

The Houston Astros needed a win and an 11-3 shellacking of the Atlanta Braves on Friday was just what they needed after losing their American League West.