Slowly but surely, the stars of Houston’s 2017 World Series-winning team have scattered about in the years since.

The Astros opened the series with a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay. The Rays battled back from an early 3-0 deficit only to lose the ...

The Houston Astros seemed to know what they had in Jake Meyers. The former 13th-round pick always showed himself to be a good ...

The Houston Astros entered this week’s series with the Seattle Mariners looking to seize the top spot in the American League West. Houston’s offensive ... two troubling trends for Joe Espada ...

And, for fleeting moments of a frustrating season, the Houston Astros accomplished all of it ... a season-long departure from the franchise’s offensive foundation. Only the Miami Marlins ...

That brings us to the offensive decline of the 2020 Astros. The URL-clicker will recall that the Astros were the primary villains of the sign-stealing scandals that roiled baseball just before ...

The Astros also sit third in MLB in team strikeouts (606) and sixth in team WHIP (1.23). Pitching isn’t the problem in Houston. The problem is offensive production, or lack thereof. What the ...

A Blow to a Shaky Lineup Despite the sluggish start, Alvarez remained central to the Astros’ offensive core. His presence alone shifts how pitchers approach the entire lineup. With him out ...