It's Wednesday, June 18, and the Astros (42-31) take on the Athletics (30-45). Framber Valdez is slated to take the mound for ...

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George Evans had the opportunity of a lifetime as he stepped up to the mound to throw the first pitch at the Athletics game against the Houston Astros ...

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Veteran left-hander Framber Valdez, on a roll for the past month, gets the call Wednesday night as ...

Shay Whitcomb is set to return to the Houston Astros roster, but it would seem that someone else is headed to the IL.

Houston Astros rookie outfielder Cam Smith continued to build his case for American League Rookie of the Year consideration ...

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch and Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly are friends (and former coworkers), but they're foes ...

Framber Valdez is one of the hottest pitchers in the majors, and the left-hander will look to post his seventh consecutive victory when the Houston Astros face the Athletics on Wednesday night at West ...

Verlander, 42, hasn’t appeared for the Giants since pitching four innings against the Athletics on May 18. On May 22, San ...

An inevitable outcome to some and impossible to explain for others, the Houston Astros have reprised their role as an American League force. The winter witnessed them trade their best player before ...

West Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (7-4, 3.10 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Athletics: Luis Severino (2-6, 4.47 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 61 ...

Cam Smith hit two of Houston’s five home runs and finished with four hits as the Astros routed the Athletics 13-3 to halt ...