Houston upped the number of bases stolen to 107 but fell to ... With the inconsistency of the Astros’ offense and their pitching issues, that can be enough this year. Overall, the Astros are ...

George Springer is in Toronto now, Alex Bregman in Boston and Carlos Correa in Minnesota. Justin Verlander pitches for San ...

Stolen bases are up around baseball with new rules limiting pickoff attempts, but the Astros' running increase started after Alvarez suffered his oblique injury in Toronto. The Astros stole 13 ...

Most of the offseason "to do" list is done, with the most pressing issues between now and ... decreased distance between bases could help runners on stolen-base attempts and bang-bang plays.

The Astros knew there would be some issues with Jose Altuve taking over ... They haven’t improved much since, as opponents have now stolen 25 bases and been caught only twice It isn’t ...

The Houston Astros have been busy this winter and will ... 426 slash line with 15 home runs and 30 stolen bases during this past campaign, and with the outfield being such a liability last year ...

Advertisement Tampa’s overpowering offense torched Urquidy for six earned runs across 2 2/3 innings of the Astros’ 8-3 loss ... Javier’s now allowed eight stolen bases this season ...

The Houston Astros will be looking ... way they could fix their problems at the position. There are trade candidates out there for them, and while the first base market is filled with more ...

He has driven in 69 runs with four stolen bases. The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks second in the majors. Houston has the sixth-ranked team ERA ...