Somewhat buried in the Astros’ second consecutive last-at-bat win was the late-inning defense that facilitated the need for Houston to rally against the Kansas City Royals in the first place. Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena committed a fielding error leading off

Jose Altuve socked a walk-off double with two outs in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros recovered from a gut punch in the top of that frame to beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Friday. Altuve notched

HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched seven no-hit innings and Jose Altuve hit a game-ending RBI double in the ninth to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The game was

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Framber Valdez has not allowed a hit through six innings Friday night against the Kansas City Royals. He has thrown 78 pitches and struck out five and walked two. The 30-year-old Valdez threw a no-hitter against

With their outfield production qualifying as suboptimal since the loss of injured All-Star Kyle Tucker in early June, the Astros’ recent additions of veterans Ben Gamel and Jason Heyward might fill voids and also lengthen a Houston bench overly reliant

HOUSTON (AP) — Zach Dezenzo drew a go-ahead bases-loaded walk and the Houston Astros took advantage of two Kansas City errors in a four-run eighth inning to beat the Royals 6-3 on Thursday night. With two runners on and Astros

Mauricio Dubon delivered a two-run single to cap a four-run eighth inning on Thursday as the Houston Astros rallied past the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-3 in the opener of a four-game series. Dubon’s hit came after Zach Dezenzo drew