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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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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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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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Houston Astros Land Yusei Kikuchi in Deal with Blue Jays
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Houston Astros Land Yusei Kikuchi in Deal with Blue Jays

On Monday afternoon, the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a deal that sends left-handed starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi to the Houston Astros in exchange for RHP Jake Bloss, INF Will Wagner, and OF Joey Loperfido. But that wasn’t the only deal for the Blue Jays on Monday. The Mariners also shipped third baseman Justin Turner […]

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