HOUSTON ASTROS NEWS

José Urquidy - Posts quality start Urquidy gave up three earned runs on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts in a 4-3 win over the Rangers on Tuesday. He did not factor into the decision.

Impact Urquidy pitched his first road quality start of the year in Arlington on Tuesday. However, his 6.17 xERA on the season doesn't offer much hope that his ratios will drop down to anywhere near where they were last year, when he posted a 3.62 ERA in 107 innings. Urquidy is in line for two challenging starts next week against the formidable Mets and Yankees offenses.

JUNE 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Astros vs Rangers Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for June 15 The Houston Astros are among the MLB teams in action on Wednesday, up against the Texas Rangers. We've got you covered, in terms of the vita...

JUNE 15, 2022 • FANDUEL.COM

Rangers and Astros meet, winner takes 3-game series

Both the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday

JUNE 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Astros' 4-run 8th ignites 'victory of the year' ARLINGTON -- If you blinked, you might have missed it. And you also might not have believed what unfolded in the eighth inning Tuesday night...

JUNE 15, 2022 • MLB.COM

Postgame Notes: Astros 4, Rangers 3 Astros rally late to take the middle game of a three-game series against their Lone Star rivals

JUNE 15, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Tucker goes deep as Astros rally in 8th to beat Rangers 4-3

Kyle Tucker extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, and the AL West-leading Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Rangers

JUNE 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Astros reliever Neris serving reduced 3-game suspension

Houston Astros right-hander Hector Neris is serving a reduced suspension after his ejection last week from a game in which he plunked one Seattle batter and nearly hit another in t...

JUNE 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pregame Notes: Rangers, Astros Continue Series Stats, probable lineups, injury updates and notes for Tuesday’s matchup between Texas and the Houston Astros at Globe Life Field

JUNE 14, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Jason Castro - Starts for while Maldonado rests Castro will start at catcher and bat eighth in Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Castro will get his second start in three games, but he doesn't seem to be encroaching on No. 1 catcher Martin Maldonado's role in any dramatic way. In order to do so, Castro may need to pick up the pace at the plate, where he's been a major disappointment after supplying a .799 OPS across 179 plate appearances in 2021. He enters Tuesday's contest with a .102/.206/.136 slash line and has struck out in a whopping 45.6 percent of his plate appearances.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Héctor Neris - Serving three-game ban Neris will begin serving a three-game suspension starting with Tuesday's contest against the Rangers after the ban was reduced from four games following an appeal, Chandler Rome of...

Impact The reliever's suspension stems from MLB having deemed that he intentionally threw at the Mariners' Eugenio Suarez during the Astros' 7-4 loss to Seattle on June 7. Neris will miss the final two games of the Astros' series in Texas along with Friday's series opener against the White Sox before he's eligible to return Saturday.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Martín Maldonado - Heads back to bench Maldonado will sit Tuesday against the Rangers.

Impact Maldonado finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games. While he's handled a heavy workload behind the plate for most of this season, the Astros' tolerance of his poor bat in exchange for his strong defense may be waning. He's hitting .150/.221/.271 on the year. Jason Castro will take over behind the plate.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jeremy Peña - Out with wrist injury Pena is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers after suffering a left wrist injury in Monday's 5-3 loss, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Pena went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run Monday and played the full eight innings in the field, but he looked to have hurt his wrist while making a diving attempt at a ball at one point during the contest. Astros manager Dusty Baker didn't suggest after the game that Pena's injury was anything significant, so the rookie may just be sitting Tuesday for precautionary purposes. Aledmys Diaz replaces Pena at shortstop.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Why Houston’s catchers, worst-hitting tandem in MLB, are so valuable

Houston's Martín Maldonado and his backup are the worst-hitting catching tandem in MLB, but it doesn't matter, Jake Mintz writes.

JUNE 14, 2022

Strenuous Stretch Awaits Red-Hot Yankees The Yankees don’t have another off day until July 4, facing off with contenders like the Rays, Blue Jays and Astros over the next several we...

JUNE 14, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Héctor Neris - Struggles continue Neris (1-3) allowed three earned runs on three hits and a walk while recording just one out to take the loss Monday against the Rangers.

Impact Neris entered the game in the eighth inning with a one-run lead, though he struggled with his control to blow the advantage and take the loss. After beginning the season in excellent form, Neris has allowed six earned runs in four innings across his last five appearances. Despite that stretch, he still owns a 3.76 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 29:6 K:BB across 26.1 frames this season.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Yuli Gurriel - Modest hitting streak ends Gurriel went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Monday against the Rangers.

Impact Gurriel was riding a modest four-game hitting streak into Monday's game. Though he collected only one hit in each of those contests, he did record three doubles. That was a welcomed sign of increased power for Gurriel, as he has just a .350 slugging percentage across 219 plate appearances on the season.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Mauricio Dubón - Earning chances against lefties Dubon went 1-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base Monday against the Rangers.

Impact Dubon drew a start in center field with lefty Taylor Hearn on the mound. He did all of his damage in the second inning, when he singled in a run, stole second base and then came around to score. Dubon hasn't earned consistent playing time since joining the Astros, though he has started five out of eight games against left-handers with his new club. He hasn't done much to make the case for a larger role, as he's maintained a 59 wRC+ and .246 wOBA across 85 plate appearances on the season.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers bring 1-0 series advantage over Astros into game 2

The Texas Rangers host the Houston Astros, leading the series 1-0

JUNE 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Just good baseball': Crafty Rangers rally late to top Astros ARLINGTON -- Unstoppable force meets immovable object. The unstoppable force: The Texas Rangers, who had 13 come-from-behind victories enter...

JUNE 14, 2022 • MLB.COM

Newly extended Yordan continues torching baseballs ARLINGTON -- Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez had the three hardest-hit balls of Monday’s game against the Rangers until the final pitch, when...

JUNE 14, 2022 • MLB.COM

Maldonado shows off cat-like reflexes with diving catch ARLINGTON -- A former Gold Glove winner, Astros catcher Martín Maldonado is no stranger to bringing strong defense to his position and helpi...

JUNE 14, 2022 • MLB.COM

Cristian Javier - Fans seven in no-decision Javier allowed two runs on five hits and three walks over six innings in Monday's loss to Texas. He struck out seven and did not factor in the decision.

Impact The only damage against Javier through the first six innings came during the third frame on Kole Calhoun's sacrifice fly. He was removed from the game after walking Brad Miller to begin the seventh and was charged with that run while Ryne Stanek was pitching. Javier now owns a 3.20 ERA with a 63:19 K:BB through 50.2 innings this season. He's walked eight batters while giving up eight runs over his last 13.2 frames. The 25-year-old is projected to face the White Sox at home this weekend.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers get 3rd win in row, 5-3 over AL West-leading Houston

Brad Miller grounded an RBI single through a drawn-in infield for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers beat AL West-leading Houston 5-3 for their third conse...

JUNE 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLB Team of the Week: Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. bringing flash and fun

Ronald Acuña Jr. is showing that he hasn't missed a beat in Ben Verlander's weekly look at the best MLB players around the diamond.

JUNE 14, 2022

Pregame Notes: Rangers, Astros Open Series Stats, probable lineups, injury updates and notes for Monday’s matchup between Lone Star rivals Texas and the Houston Astros at Globe Life F...

JUNE 13, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM