Castro determined to earn job as Astros’ starting catcher
Barely a year after the knee injury that cost him the 2011 season, Castro, 24, again is trying to establish himself as the Astros’ regular catcher and prove himself worthy of the first-round pick and...
View ArticleInjury-racked Astros place Lowrie, Castro on disabled list
In their place, they have brought back shortstop Marwin Gonzalez from his long rehab assignment and purchased the contract of catcher Carlos Corporan from Class AAA Oklahoma City.
View ArticleMarwin Gonzalez may be the answer at shortstop
General manager Jeff Luhnow said the club would consider looking around for an alternative including outside the organization if Lowrie's ankle sprain and nerve damage prove to be long-term problems....
View ArticleAstros manager Brad Mills gets creative at closer
Brad Mills wouldn't go so far as to say he was freed from the constraints of the closer, but having no defined closer did have some role in how the Astros managed to match up so successfully and finish...
View ArticleAstros continue racking up wild pitches
The Astros are second in the National League with 49 wild pitches this season, trailing only the Colorado Rockies. The average NL team entered Sunday's action with 32 wild pitches, a statistic only...
View ArticleAstros catcher Jason Castro close to returning from DL
Jason Castro reported no setbacks after catching nine innings Friday on his rehab assignment with Class AAA Oklahoma City. Barring a setback Saturday in his recovery from his right knee injury, the...
View ArticleAstros’ FanFest to include autograph sessions, interactive areas
The Astros’ annual FanFest will be held Jan. 26 at Minute Maid Park. The event, which is free to the public with a voucher, will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Player autograph sessions will take place...
View Article2013 Astros: Castro and Corporan and pray for … health
Brian Todd and Dan Peschong have joined Chip to take a position-by-position look at the 2013 Astros. Both Brian and Dan are not only long-time Astros’ fans, but veteran followers and contributors to...
View ArticleRecap: Astros 9, Tigers 4; Rays 7, Astros 2
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Astros defeated Detroit 9-4 Tuesday during a spring training split-squad game in Kissimmee, Fla. Tampa Bay beat an Astros split-squad team 7-2 in Port Charlotte, Fla....
View ArticleThe weird, wacky world of breaking in a major-league glove
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Javier Bracamonte has heard it all. Theories and tests, prized trophies that endured and complete casualties. So Bracamonte sticks to what he knows: a black, miniature hammer composed...
View ArticleRecap: Blue Jays 10, Astros 6
Box score: Blue Jays 10, Astros 6 The Toronto Blue Jays hammered the ball with impunity to beat the Astros 10-6. Jose Bautista hit a majestic two-run homer to left field off Jordan Lyles to give the...
View ArticleCountdown to opening day: Two C’s form an upgrade at catcher
When a team loses 107 games, changes usually abound. To that end, general manager Jeff Luhnow has been happy to oblige. The second-year GM used a hatchet rather than a scalpel to remake the roster in...
View ArticleLineup modifications continue in attempt to manufacture runs
With the Astros entering Tuesday’s late game against the Mariners having been shut out three times in seven contests, first-year manager Bo Porter continued to fine-tune his lineup in an effort to...
View ArticleFirst pitch: Castro serves as DH; Wright and Keuchel unavailable
Lineups: Tigers: Andy Dirks 7, Torii Hunter 9, Miguel Cabrera 5, Prince Fielder 3, Victor Martinez DH, Don Kelly 8, Jhonny Peralta 6, Alex Avila 2, Omar Infante 4. RHP Doug Fister 1. Astros: Robbie...
View ArticlePorter calls Astros’ loss to Rangers a lesson in baseball
In this season of defeat after defeat interspersed with the occasional win, Astros manager Bo Porter was reduced Sunday to complimenting a veteran’s comeback effort and hoping a young pitcher can...
View ArticleDominguez’s homer helps Astros edge Royals
Box score Astros lefthander Dallas Keuchel had no time to sulk after Miguel Tejada drilled a three-run homer to give the Royals a temporary lead in the fourth inning Monday night at Minute Maid Park....
View ArticleJason Castro named AL Player of the Week
Astros catcher Jason Castro has been named the American League Player of the Week. For the week of May 20-26, Castro hit .579 with three home runs and five RBI with a .636 on-base-pct. and a 1.105...
View ArticleNot that anyone is complaining, but what have you done with the Astros?
So I spend a week in Dallas, then another week in Nashville. When I get back to Louisiana, I discover that someone has stolen my baseball team and replaced them with another group of guys. Not that I’m...
View ArticlePostgame wrap: Keuchel delivers quality start, Castro, Dominguez go deep
Astros lefthander Dallas Keuchel survived the first inning to hold the Orioles to one run over six innings to win 11-7 with his third quality start of the season. Nate McLouth led off the game with a...
View ArticlePorter bats Altuve third, splitting the lefties; Cedeno starts at short
Astros manager Bo Porter altered his lineup a bit Tuesday night against the Seattle Mariners by dropping catcher Jason Castro into the two spot, hitting Jose Altuve third and Carlos Pena at cleanup....
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