J.D Martinez News

Paredes and his rebuilding club became a cruel baseball punchline late Friday. Slowed-down TV highlights and detailed internet videos of the 24-year-old right fielder crashing into the back of fill-in second baseman Jake Elmore were constantly replayed while announcers and fans laughed at the Astros' expense.

Second baseman Jose Altuve was activated for Saturday's 6:05 p.m. CT game against the Pirates at PNC Park.

Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night.

The Houston Astros get a taste of some National League baseball on Friday when they play the first of three games against their former division rival Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

Al Alburquerque struck out one and walked one batter in a brief outing Wednesday night.

Carlos Corporan doubled in the go-ahead run during the top of the ninth inning to give the Houston Astros a much-needed 7- 5 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the finale of a three-game set from Comerica Park.

Getting a spark from the bottom of the lineup, the Tigers continued to dominate the Houston Astros, winning their sixth straight against the Texas team, 6-2, on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.

Houston Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Cory Blaser; First, Jeff Nelson; Second, Ed Hickox; Third, Jim Joyce; - Robbie Grossman grounded out to first.

Andy Dirks hit a grand slam home run Monday night as the Detroit Tigers pulled away for a 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros.

Thirty-nine games into a 162-game season, the rebuilding Astros have started extended evaluations at all three of their outfield positions.

The Astros right-hander will start against Detroit in the second of a three-game series on Tuesday night at Comerica Park, his second meeting with Detroit this month.

The last time the Astros played a game in Comerica Park, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Wandy Rodriguez were the team's starting pitchers.

Houston has had plenty of business-side fiascoes in the past year. Here's a timeline of all of them and the growing unrest among fans.

There were multiple roads the Astros could have taken for 2013. They had no visions of playoffs, figured it was a transition year to the AL West and were hoping only to provide a bridge to the future.

In his second appearance with the Astros this season, pitcher Jordan Lyles allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits.

David Murphy is scheduled to start in leftfield, but he'll see how his back feels during batting practice.

With the Texas Rangers coming to town for a 3-game weekend series, let's take a quick look at who's hot and who's not for the Astros.

The Astros have had their fare share of shuffling in the outfield this season. Through just 34 games this season, we have seen nine different outfielders play in the outfield.

Box W:J.Lyles L:C.Wilson S:J.Veras HR: ANA- A.Callaspo , H.Kendrick , M.Trumbo HOU- C.Carter , J.Altuve LA Angels Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Brian O'Nora; First, Bill Welke; Second, Adrian Johnson; Third, Fieldin Culbreth; - Erick Aybar doubled to left.

J.D. Martinez is hitting cleanup on Tuesday, and CRPerry13 searches for cosmic significance.