Houston Astros ace Hunter Brown has performed like the best pitcher in baseball all year, and he's finally taken the top spot in the latest pitcher power rankings.

The Houston Astros will be one of many teams in contact with Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman if he opts out of his contract.

The Chicago Cubs came into this past offseason knowing that they needed to shore up their bullpen, and Jed Hoyer was willing to swing big to do it. In late January, the team acquired veteran righty Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros,

The Houston Astros knew that some regression with their offensive production was going to occur with the offseason they had. Right fielder Kyle Tucker was traded to the Chicago Cubs and third baseman Alex Bregman departed in free agency,

Its Thursday, May 22 and the Mariners (28-20) are in Houston to take on the Astros (25-24). George Kirby is slated to take the mound for Seattle against Lance McCullers for Houston. The Astros are hoping to bounce back from an 8-4 loss and a dropped series against the Tampa Bay Rays when McCullers takes the mound today.

Taj Bradley (4-3) went six innings for Tampa Bay, giving up only two runs. Those came on a first-inning, two-run home run by the Astros' hottest hitter, Isaac Paredes.

The Houston Astros have been able to survive in the early part of the regular season despite the team not quite living up to its potential. Coming into the yea

Astros' slugger Yordan Alvarez has been sidelined since early May with a hand injury but the team is reporting progress in his recovery.