It looked liked Arenado was Houston bound this offseason when the two sides agreed to a trade shortly after the Kyle Tucker deal. However, believing that the Astros were entering a rebuild, Arenado exercised his no trade clause and vetoed the deal.

Miguel Andujar and Shea Langeliers homered in the first inning, J.T. Ginn threw six shutout innings and the Athletics beat the Houston Astros 7-1 on Sunday to sweep the four-game series.

Midway through the season, how one GM reflected on the Kyle Tucker offseason trade from the Astros to the Cubs.

Jose Altuve is a veteran of 15 Major League seasons. Cam Smith is a rookie in his first. But both understand that a 162-game schedule will bring ups and downs.

Wagner is the 11th Astros player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He joins Jeff Bagwell, Iván Rodríguez, Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Don Sutton, Nellie Fox, Joe Morgan, Eddie Mathews and Robin Roberts. Former manager Leo Durocher was also inducted. Bagwell and Biggio are the only two that played their entire careers with Houston.

The Astros' desire to add some left-handed balance to their righty-heavy lineup doesn't mean the team is restricting itself to

Missing the two players widely considered the top candidates for American League Rookie of the Year from their starting lineup did not slow down the Athletics, who finished off a four-game sweep of the Astros on Sunday with a 7- 1 victory at Daikin Park.

The Houston Astros are running on fumes right now. They have lost three in a row and six out of their last 10, which is something that seemed like only a matter