The Houston Astros have been able to play some surprisingly good baseball so far this season, but it hasn’t been easy. This winter, it felt like it was going t

So goes the latest setback for Houston's roster. The Astros have lost a bevy of players this year to injuries, the latest coming with the team's announcement that starting pitcher Ronel Blanco will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery in June.

Zach Dezenzo said he felt something in his first two at-bats in Saturday's loss to the Tampa Rays and was taken out of the game in the sixth.

Framber Valdez has been up and down for the Houston Astros all season, but he showed off his excellence on Friday night. Against the Tampa Bay Rays, Valdez thr

Much like Thursday evening this game seemed close at the start, with the Astros first getting ahead on a solo home run, the Rays taking the lead in the top of the third by stringing together a few hits and a productive out and then getting a two-run opposite field home run from Yandy Diaz. The Astros then tied it in the bottom of the inning, 3-3.

Framber Valdez, Yanier Diaz Team Up As Astros Dump Rays originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Tampa Bay Rays were feeling pretty good about themselves after Thursday night's 13-3 bashing of the Houston Astros. Well, that good feeling disappeared as Astros left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez threw a nine-inning masterpiece.

Zack Littell pitched Tampa Bay's first complete game since 2021 and the Rays had season highs in home runs (5), hits (18) and runs (16) in a 16-3 blowout of the Houston Astros on Saturday.