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HOUSTON, Texas -- If Monday's series opener between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers was any indication of things to come, the 18 games left of this in-state rivalry should be rather interesting. Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yuli Gurriel each hit RBI doubles in a five-run seventh inning that lifted the Astros to a 6-2 win over the Rangers in a game that included a benches-clearing tussle. "You don't want anybody to get hurt, but you want high-emotion baseball," Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. "This is fun for us to play with a little bit of edge. We'll see them (Tuesday). We'll see them 18 more times. Obviously, it should be a fun summer." Houston trailed by 1 entering the seventh inning Continue to Article

May 02, 2017 4:18:am EST

If Monday's series opener between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers was any indication of things to come, the 18 games left of this in-state rivalry should be rather interesting. Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yuli Gurriel each hit RBI doubles in a five-run seventh inning that lifted the Astros to a 6-2 win over the Rangers in a game that included a benches-clearing tussle. ''You don't want anybody to get hurt, but you want high-emotion baseball,'' Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. Continue to Article

May 02, 2017 12:37:am EST

Last season the roles were reversed, with the Texas Rangers building momentum toward a second consecutive American League West title with a winning record in April while the Houston Astros dug an early hole from which they never escaped, sputtering into May with a 7-17 record. A strong start to this season was a talking point for the Astros throughout spring training, and following their 7-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday at Minute Maid Park in the rubber match of that three-game series, the Astros (16-9) concluded the opening month with the most wins in the American League. The next step for Houston is reversing a two-year trend of failure against the Rangers (11-14), who might be middling but have dominated the Astros of late. Continue to Article

May 01, 2017 2:15:am EST

HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas Keuchel completed one of the best months of his career with arguably his best start of the season. Keuchel threw 7 2/3 solid innings, Marwin Gonzalez hit a three-run home run and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2 on Sunday. Keuchel (5-0) struck out nine, while allowing one run on three hits and two walks. "I don't know about best stuff, but that's probably the best command I have had in awhile," Keuchel said. "I'm going to continue to attack the zone and get some early contact and let the defense work." The left-hander has thrown at least seven innings in every outing this season. He became the second pitcher in Astros history to get five wins in April, joining Continue to Article

April 30, 2017 8:35:pm EST

Andrew Triggs was pleased to have pitched one of the best games of his career Saturday night. Khris Davis clubbed his 10th home run to back a solid start by Triggs and Oakland beat the Houston Astros 2-1 to snap a five-game skid. Oakland ended a 10-game losing streak against the Astros, which was the longest in franchise history against Houston. Continue to Article

April 29, 2017 11:15:pm EST