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Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch signed a new deal with the reigning MLB World Series champions. Hinch's contract extension is through to the 2023 season, the Astros announced on Thursday. "We're thrilled to have AJ in the fold for multiple years," Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow told MLB.com. Continue to Article

August 30, 2018 8:42:pm EST

That new contract A.J. Hinch got from the Houston Astros also came with a huge set of expectations. "When I hired A.J., at the press conference, I said, 'A.J.'s going to be our manager when we win the first World Series for Houston,'" general manager Jeff Luhnow said Thursday. "I'm now telling you that A.J. is going to be the manager when we win the second and hopefully the third World Series for Houston," he said. Continue to Article

August 30, 2018 5:59:pm EST

After the Houston Astros wrapped up their season series with the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, manager A.J. Hinch likened the last three games to a heavyweight title fight. "We have a lot of games to play, a lot of games to win," Hinch said. The Astros gave the Athletics just their second series defeat in their last 21 series when Tyler White homered with one out in the ninth inning to give Houston a 5-4 victory. Continue to Article

August 30, 2018 1:23:am EST

With less than 30 games left in the regular season, the A's find themselves 2 1/2 games behind the Astros for first place in the AL West, and 5 1/2 games ahead of the Mariners for the second AL Wild Card spot. As the race for the division title hits the Continue to Article

August 29, 2018 7:22:pm EST

The Oakland Athletics took three of four from Minnesota this weekend while the Astros completed a sweep of the Angels. The puts Houston a mere one and a half games ahead of Oakland in the AL West, setting the stage for the final head-to-head series between the two clubs. Now the series shifts to Houston, kicking off tonight with Brett Anderson — who has not allowed a run in his past two starts and is on a streak of 17 consecutive scoreless innings — taking on Gerrit Cole. Continue to Article

August 27, 2018 2:25:pm EST