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The Astros kicked off their home opener not too long ago against the Orioles. Prior to the game, the Astros celebrated their 2017 World Series championship by unveiling a banner in left field. The unveiling didn’t go as smoothly as anticipated. Continue to Article

April 02, 2018 9:14:pm EST

Gerrit Cole allowed just two hits over seven innings, and Carlos Correa continued his hot start with two hits and two RBIs as the Houston Astros rolled past the Texas Rangers 8-2 on Sunday in the final of a four-game, opening-weekend series at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. Cole, a key acquisition by the Astros during the offseason, surrendered a solo home run in the first to Joey Gallo and did not allow another hit until the sixth. Mike Minor, who made a major league start for the first time since 2014, took the loss for the Rangers after surrendering two runs (both earned) and three hits in 4 2/3 innings. Continue to Article

April 01, 2018 8:04:pm EST

Gerrit Cole struck out 11 over seven innings in his Houston debut, and the defending champion Astros finished a solid opening weekend with an 8-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. The hard-throwing right-hander, acquired in an offseason trade after he was the opening day starter for Pittsburgh last year, allowed two hits to help the Astros take three of four from their Texas rivals. The first hit off Cole (1-0) was slugger Joey Gallo's opposite-field homer just over the tall wall in left field in the first inning against a four-man outfield. Third baseman Alex Bregman gave chase down the line on Gallo's first of the season. Facing the four-man outfield again in the eighth, Gallo singled Continue to Article

April 01, 2018 6:34:pm EST

Lance McCullers scattered four hits and allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings on the mound, and Carlos Correa had a two-run home run among his four hits as the Houston Astros rolled past the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Saturday afternoon at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. McCullers (1-0) mostly baffled the Rangers, striking out 10, walking just one and surviving two hot shots up the middle, including one that bounced off his right ankle and knocked him to the dirt. Texas starter Matt Moore (0-1), one of the Rangers' handful of offseason pitching acquisitions, took the loss and was lifted after four innings of work in which he allowed four runs (all earned) on seven hits with six strikeouts and no walks. Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 7:38:pm EST

Texas Rangers center fielder and leadoff hitter Delino DeShields was placed on the 10-day disabled list after suffering a broken left hand in Friday's win over the Houston Astros. According to multiple reports, DeShields broke his hamate bone and is expected to miss four to six weeks. "He felt some discomfort in the left hand and had some swelling," Banister said Saturday morning, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 3:23:pm EST