Anastasia Acosta

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Jeremy Peña of the Astros warming up before his team's game against the Guardians
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Altuve, Peña Power Astros Past Guardians

Astros 9, Guardians 3 The Houston Astros overcame an early deficit and pulled away late, using a dominant pitching performance and a balanced offensive attack to defeat the Cleveland Guardians 9–3 on Friday night at Daikin Park. Jeremy Peña homered twice, Jose Altuve delivered a go-ahead three-run home run, and Tatsuya Imai struck out 11 […]

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Jeremy Pena of the Astros hitting an RBI single against the Tigers
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Peña, Lambert Lead Astros Past Tigers

Astros 4, Tigers 2 The Houston Astros earned a 4–2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at Daikin Park, using strong pitching, timely hitting, and several key defensive plays to complete the series win. Jeremy Peña homered, Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes delivered RBI doubles, and Peter Lambert turned in six scoreless innings […]

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Raynel Delgado of the Astros ripping a single against the Tigers
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Astros Rally Late to Defeat Tigers

Astros 4, Tigers 2 The Houston Astros erased a late deficit with a three-run eighth inning and defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4–2, Tuesday night at Daikin Park. Raynel Delgado, playing his second major-league game, delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Astros relief unit combined for four scoreless innings to help […]

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Kameron Misner of the Royals stealing second against the Astros
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Astros Shut Out by Royals in Series Finale

Royals 4, Astros 0 The Houston Astros fell 4–0 to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium as the offense struggled to generate scoring opportunities throughout the series finale. Maikel Garcia drove in three runs and the Royals received scoreless innings from Stephen Kolek, Steven Cruz, and Daniel Lynch IV to hand […]

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Jose Altuve of the Astros celebrating a home run against the Royals
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Astros Rally Past Royals After Rain Delay

Astros 8, Royals 7 The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals 8–7 Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium, erasing a four-run deficit and scoring the game’s final five runs to complete the comeback victory. Jose Altuve delivered a game-tying two-run home run after a lengthy rain delay, and the Astros rallied late to secure a […]

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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros running out a home run against the Royals
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Alvarez Powers Astros Past Royals

Astros 10, Royals 8 The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals, 10–8, on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium after scoring nine runs in the first inning and surviving a late comeback attempt. Yordan Alvarez homered twice, including a grand slam, as the Astros built an early cushion and held off a late Royals rally. […]

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Jose Altuve of the Astros sliding home safely against the Angels
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Astros Rally Late, Outlast Angels in Extras

Astros 5, Angels 4 (10 Innings) The Houston Astros rallied late and took advantage of a 10th-inning error to earn a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels Monday at Angel Stadium. Christian Walker delivered a game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Astros scored the winning run in the 10th to complete […]

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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros running out a grand slam against the Athletics
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Alvarez Grand Slam Powers Astros Past Athletics

Astros 13, Athletics 2 The Houston Astros defeated the the Athletics, 13–2, on Saturday afternoon at Daikin Park behind a six-run second inning and another strong performance from the pitching staff. Yordan Alvarez launched a grand slam, LaMonte Wade Jr. hit his first home run with the Astros, and the Astros’ offense broke the game […]

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