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Astros Toss Combined No-Hitter against Rangers

Astros 9, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 25) — The Texas Rangers received a rude welcome home from their recent nine-game road trip with a 9–0 loss to the Houston Astros Monday night. It brings their current losing streak to four games. Christian Walker drove in three runs for the Astros on a home run […]

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Christian Walker of the Astros celebrating with his teammates after hitting a homer against the Cubs
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Walker Powers Late Surge as Astros Defeat Cubs

Astros 8, Cubs 5 The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs, 8–5 , on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field, using a six‑run fifth inning to erase an early deficit. Christian Walker delivered the decisive swing with a three‑run home run into left‑center field, and Astros pitching held the lead the rest of the way. Jake […]

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Athletics Top Padres, Widen Division Lead

Athletics 5, Padres 2 One day after hitting without scoring, the Athletics managed to do both, cracking 10 hits en route to a 5–2 win over the host San Diego Padres Sunday afternoon at Petco Park. Carlos Cortes led off the game with a home run, giving the Athletics a lead they never relinquished. It […]

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Athletics manager Mark Kotsay in a discussion with umpire Laz Diaz during his team's loss to the Padres
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Opportunities Slip Away as Athletics Fall to Padres

Padres 2, Athletics 0 Saturday night at Petco Park in San Diego, one team scored without hitting, and the other team hit without scoring. In a strange game, the San Diego Padres eked out a 2–0 win over the Athletics thanks to a series of walks, a fatefully-timed hit batsman, and a groundout with first […]

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Christian Walker of the Astros celebrating a homer against the Cubs
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Christian Walker Powers Astros Past Cubs

Astros 3, Cubs 0 The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs, 3–2, on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field after Christian Walker delivered two home runs. Additionally, Astros pitching limited the Cubs to only three hits. Walker accounted for every Astros run, with two home runs and three RBI. Meanwhile, Astros pitchers tossed a combined shutout […]

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Joe Ryan pitching. Ryan and the Twins dominated the Astros Wednesday afternoon.
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Joe Ryan, Twins Dominate Astros

Twins 4, Astros 1 The Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros, 4–1, Wednesday afternoon behind a dominant outing from Joe Ryan and a three‑run home run from Ryan Kreidler. The Twins scored all four runs on home runs, while the Astros managed only one run on five hits. Astros-Twins Game Summary Joe Ryan set the […]

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Isaac Paredes celebrating a home run. He led the Astros to a win over the Twins May 19.
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Isaac Paredes Homers Early as Astros Hold On to Defeat Twins

Astros 2, Twins 1 The Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins 2–1 on Tuesday night after Isaac Paredes launched a first‑inning two‑run home run that set the tone. Astros pitching controlled the game for most of the night, attacking the strike zone and limiting hard contact. The Twins created late pressure but could not complete […]

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Josh Bell recorded two home runs and four RBI as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros 6-3 following a lengthy rain delay.
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Josh Bell Breaks Open Pitching Duel in Minneapolis

Twins 6, Astros 3 The Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros 6-3 on Monday night at Target Field after Josh Bell delivered two home runs and four RBI. Tatsuya Imai and Kendry Rojas traded scoreless frames early before Minnesota created separation during the middle innings. The Twins finished with nine hits as the Astros managed […]

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