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 ...

However, considering his defensive performance, it may be time to end the experiment.

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

Also for the Astros, Alvarez's batting average is .224, with a .695 OPS (.333 on-base, .362 slugging). He has two homers and 10 RBI, plus four runs scored and one stolen base on one attempt.

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 ...