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NEW YORK -- Yainer Diaz's second homer of the game and Yordan Alvarez’s RBI triple highlighted a three-run eighth inning that sent the Astros to a 9-7 come-from-behind win over the Yankees in the series opener at Yankee Stadium. The win moved the Astros back to the .500 mark (66-66),

Could Mike Burrows return to the Astros’ rotation soon? If his first three rehab outings at Triple-A Sugar Land are any indication, the right-hander appears to be healthy and is throwing well enough in the Minor Leagues to perhaps be able to provide some help to Houston’s struggling starting corps.

NEW YORK -- The Astros have a starting pitching problem, which has rippled down to a bullpen that has carried an increasing workload in August and could be showing signs of wear and tear. The timing couldn’t be worse, considering Houston is two games into a stretch of 13 crucial

NEW YORK -- Christian Walker and Jeremy Peña clubbed home runs and Hayden Wesneski allowed one run in five innings to outduel Gerrit Cole and lead the Astros past the Yankees, 5-1, for a series win on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. The first-place Astros (67-67) moved one game ahead

NEW YORK -- Hunter Brown struck out 10 batters and allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings, while Daulton Varsho’s two-run single in the sixth inning with the bases loaded gave the Astros the lead and sent them on their way to a 3-1 win over the Mets on Friday

NEW YORK -- The return of right-hander Hunter Brown to ace form on Friday night could be as big of a development in recent weeks for the Astros as any other in their push to win the American League West, especially if he’s able to keep it up in the

NEW YORK -- Moments after meeting Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai on the outfield grass at Citi Field on a sunny Saturday afternoon, Brent Strom took him to the visiting bullpen and went to work. Strom was back in his element, doing what he does best and imparting the kind of

NEW YORK -- LaMonte Wade Jr. slammed a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning to put the Astros ahead and send rookie right-hander Ethan Pecko to his first career win in a 6-3 victory over the Mets on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. Houston (69-68) won its second

Velázquez, Smith provide outfield spark for Astros