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Paredes is the epitome of the 2013 Astros
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.
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First pitch: Astros activate Altuve; Elmore returns to Oklahoma City
Second baseman Jose Altuve was activated for Saturday's 6:05 p.m. CT game against the Pirates at PNC Park.
Astros edge Pirates 4-2 in 11 innings
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.
Fister and Tigers turn back Astros
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.
Grand slam by Andy Dirks, fine outing by Anibal Sanchez lead Detroit Tigers to 7-2 win over Astros
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.
Young outfielders receive lengthy tryouts
Thirty-nine games into a 162-game season, the rebuilding Astros have started extended evaluations at all three of their outfield positions.
Tigers' Fister faces Astros looking for fifth win
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.
Astros take first trip to Comerica as AL team
The last time the Astros played a game in Comerica Park, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Wandy Rodriguez were the team's starting pitchers.
Postolos resigns: Timeline of the Astros recent business side failures
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.
Luhnow made good gambles, but most of them aren't paying off
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.
Rangers dominate Astros, finish off three-game sweep
In his second appearance with the Astros this season, pitcher Jordan Lyles allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits.
Today's Rangers-Astros lineups
David Murphy is scheduled to start in leftfield, but he'll see how his back feels during batting practice.
Houston Astros: Who's Hot & Who's Not
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 Houston Astros Outfield Situation
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.
Martinez Bats Cleanup; Is There Cosmic Significance?
J.D. Martinez is hitting cleanup on Tuesday, and CRPerry13 searches for cosmic significance.