Sound defense has been a hallmark for the Astros this season. They showed that once again at several key junctures in Tuesday's win over the Diamondbacks.

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Houston's run prevention machine has broken down in July, putting undue pressure on a lineup that is ill-equipped to carry an entire team.

Will Wagner was eventually traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2024 deal that brought Yusei Kikuchi to Houston. He made his major league debut last Aug. 12, starting at second base and going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run in the Blue Jays’ 4-2 win against the Los Angeles Angels.

With Yordan Alvarez still sidelined, the Astros have a need they want to secure before the trade deadline approaches.

The Houston Astros announced the field for the 2026 Astros Foundation College Classic Tuesday afternoon, naming Ole Miss as one of six teams set

Sunday, general manager Dana Brown told the Astros' pre-game radio show "there's a chance" Peña could return without a minor-league rehab assignment, but that Peña will need live at-bats to regain "some type of timing" given his layoff.

Rookie second baseman Brice Matthews, who swatted his first two career home runs and drove in five of Houston’s six runs in Monday’s win, rescued the Astros again Tuesday with a two-run homer in the e