Chandler Rome

HOUSTON — Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez exited Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels after an awkward slide into second base during a second-inning double. His exit comes a day before the Astros will welcome the Seattle Mariners to Minute Maid Park for a three-game series that could determine the American League West. Alvarez appeared to be favoring his right leg after banging it into the dirt on his slide. Astros manager Joe Espada and assistant athletic trainer Eric Velazquez had a drawn-out discussion with Alvarez, who walked gingerly around the infield dirt while trying to...

An X-ray taken on Sunday afternoon revealed "inflammation," Astros manager Joe Espada said.

"To go from 10 games out of it to winning the division, it’s pretty awesome,” third baseman Alex Bregman said.

The AL West champions plan to swap two pitchers' spots in the rotation and let Yordan Alvarez rest for the rest of the regular season.

Bregman, a free agent after this season, has spent his entire nine-year career in Houston.

Astros manager Joe Espada said that the slugger will need to "check some boxes" before he's cleared to play.

The future Hall of Famer made case for playoff role, but it might be too late: "I feel like I’ve been inching in the right direction.”

Houston’s entire uneven season rests on the right arm of Brown, a Detroit native who went to college less than 2 miles from Comerica Park.

Seven consecutive ALCS appearances conditioned this city and clubhouse for prolonged postseason runs. What now?

“We’re not taking anything off the table in terms of what we would do, whether it’s making trades or signing a free agent,” the GM said.