Kyle Tucker

HOUSTON -- Late innings means late nights in the World Series, with many fans struggling to stay awake as the Braves and Astros play baseball’s most important games of the year.The first five Series games averaged 3 hours, 41 minutes, up…

ATLANTA -- Hall of Famer Greg Maddux threw out the ceremonial first pitch for Sunday night’s Game 5 of the World Series.Maddux, wearing his Braves jersey, tipped his cap in response to an ovation from fans as he walked onto the field.…

HOUSTON -- Rookie Luis García showed the poise of an October ace, Yordan Alvarez stayed hot at the plate and the Houston Astros earned yet another trip to the World Series, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-0 Friday night in Game 6 of the AL…

Leury García and Yasmani Grandal homered, and Grandal’s borderline baserunning helped the Chicago White Sox top the Houston Astros 12-6 to stay alive in their AL Division SeriesBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball WriterOctober 11, 2021, 4:41 AM• 3 min…

Big league home run leader Shohei Ohtani is unbeaten in his last 13 starts going into this outing for the Los Angeles Angels against the AL West-leading Astros in HoustonBy The Associated PressSeptember 10, 2021, 5:49 AM• 3 min readShare to…

Kyle Tucker hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the eighth inning and Carlos Correa’s three-run shot in the fourth ended a 22-inning scoreless streak for the Houston Astros, who beat the scuffling San Diego Padres 6-3By BERNIE WILSON AP…

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Rookie outfielder Jake Meyers hit the first two home runs of his career, including a grand slam, and the Houston Astros shook off Shohei Ohtani’s major league-leading 39th homer Saturday night in an 8-2 victory over the…

Framber Valdez and the Houston bullpen took a no-hit try into the eighth inning and Astros beat Texas 4-1, sending the Rangers to their season-worst 11th straight lossBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports WriterJuly 25, 2021, 2:46 AM• 4 min readShare…

José Altuve hit a grand slam to briefly quiet incessant booing by Cleveland fans, Yordan Alvarez and Michael Brantley also homered, and the Houston Astros snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the IndiansBy TOM WITHERS AP…