Isaac Paredes, who strained his left hamstring on June 12, had played in six consecutive games before getting a rest against ...

Houston's bullpen got Mike Trout out twice with the game on the line against the Angels. A key theme to the Astros' success ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Houston Astros manager Joe Espada opened his pregame media session Friday by sending well wishes to a ...

After Sunday’s 8-7 series-clinching victory over the Angels, the Astros head back to Houston with an MLB-best 14-6 record in ...

Astros manager Joe Espada has positive news to share about right-handed pitcher Cristian Javier, who has yet to debut this ...

And the Houston Astros had never won the American League West.  There have been seven full seasons since then and the Astros ...

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a ...

Smith is "playing his best baseball right now," Joe Espada said. "But for us to maintain that, we have to be careful how much ...

Joe Espada took a leave of absence as bench coach of the Houston Astros last year to spend time with his father when he fell ill with heart complications. “I almost lost him while I was there ...

This time last year, we were lamenting the horrific start to the season and questioning the bona fides of new manager Joe ...

Brown is nothing if not candid, so his comments came as no surprise to manager Joe Espada. The two men discussed Houston’s direction in center field throughout the winter but had not ...

Houston Astros new baseball team manager Joe Espada listens to a question during an introductory news conference Monday in Houston. HOUSTON — Joe Espada took a leave of absence as bench coach of ...