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Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers and first baseman Nick Kurtz, both 2026 All-Stars, celebrating a home run
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Athletics: Langeliers to Start, Kurtz to Be Reserve at 2026 All-Star Game

Athletics: Langeliers Starter, Kurtz Reserve at 2026 All-Star Game For the first time since Terry Steinbach in 1989, an Athletics catcher will start in the All-Star Game. Major League Baseball revealed Saturday that Shea Langeliers led all American League catchers in the fan voting, meaning Langeliers will start the 2026 All-Star Game. The game, which […]

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Tigers Hand Rangers a Dud on Independence Day

Tigers 3, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (July 4) — The Texas Rangers’ bats ran out of black powder on the Fourth of July as they dropped one to the Detroit Tigers, 3–0. The big firecracker came from Tigers outfielder Riley Greene, who hit a two-run home run in the first inning that helped knot this […]

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Rangers Take Series Opener From Tigers

Rangers 10, Tigers 4 ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers opened a long nine-game homestand with a 10–4 victory over the Detroit Tigers Thursday night. One of their many highlights was a solo home run by Elias Diaz in the second inning. After an off-day to accommodate Friday’s World Cup match between Australia and Egypt […]

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Yordan Alvarez of the Astros celebrating a grand slam against the Twins
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Alvarez’s Grand Slam Lifts Astros Past Twins

Astros 6, Twins 4 The Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins 6–4 on Tuesday night at Daikin Park after erasing an early three-run deficit behind Yordan Alvarez‘s fourth-inning grand slam. The Astros fell behind 3–0 in the opening inning, but Alvarez delivered the game’s biggest swing with a go-ahead grand slam. Mike Burrows recovered after […]

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Josh Bell and Brooks Lee of the Twins celebrating a Bell homer against the Astros
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Twins Hold Off Late Astros Rally

Twins 5, Astros 4 The Minnesota Twins defeated the Houston Astros 5–4 on Monday night at Daikin Park, holding off a late comeback after back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning. Royce Lewis, Victor Caratini, and Josh Bell each homered for the Twins, as Cam Smith hit two home runs and Taylor Trammell added a […]

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Travis Bazzana of the Guardians hitting a home run against the Astros
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Bazzana Powers Guardians Past Astros

Guardians 8, Astros 1 The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Houston Astros 8–1 on Saturday night at Daikin Park, using three home runs and a strong pitching performance to even the series. Travis Bazzana homered twice and drove in four runs, Kyle Manzardo added a two-run homer, and Joey Cantillo limited the Astros’ offense over six […]

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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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