Yet the last week has offered Houston another hint of optimism. Diaz’s three-hit night in a 4-3 win over the White Sox on Thursday was his fifth multi-hit game in his past seven contests. He is 11-for-27 in that stretch, raising his OPS to .680, the highest it has been since opening day.

Right now, Peña's 4 WAR (wins above replacement) ranks second to New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, whose sits at 5.6 for the season so far. While that's one singular stat, a closer look at the numbers reveals just how valuable Peña is .

The Houston Astros look like they could have the makings of a team who buys at the trade deadline in order to put themselves in a position to chase another championship. With the American League still looking extremely thin as has been the case for the last couple of years,

Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died after a drug overdose in 2019 when Wade Miley was pitching for the Houston Astros.

The issue with Melton is his plate discipline. Though the outfielder cut his chase rate from 33.1 percent last season to 24.1 percent this season in Triple-A and has one of the higher bat speeds on the Astros at 73.3 mph, he will need to live up to his potential.

So much has gone wrong for the Astros this year. Three-fifths of their season-opening rotation is on the injured list, and that doesn’t even count two other key starters who haven’t thrown a single pitch in 2025.

With little cap space and an absence of touted prospects to deal, the trade deadline could be a challenge for Houston.

Jose Altuve continues to add milestones that will make him one of the most legendary players in Houston Astros history.