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Astros GM and manager face questions about job security after missing playoffs

Instead of getting ready for a playoff game Tuesday, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada and general manager Dana Brown were fielding questions about their job security and what went...

SEPTEMBER 30 • Associated Press

Pops homer in win Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Angels.

Impact Sanchez entered Saturday 18 games removed from his last long ball, a stretch in which he went a paltry 3-for-46 (.065) at the plate. The outfielder has filled a part-time role during his stint with the Astros, hitting just .191 since he was acquired from the Marlins. Overall, he's at a .235/.303/.395 slash line with 14 homers, 48 RBI, 61 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, 21 doubles and four triples across 133 games.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Pops homer in win Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Angels.

Impact Sanchez entered Saturday 18 games removed from his last long ball, a stretch in which he went a paltry 3-for-46 (.065) at the plate. The outfielder has filled a part-time role during his stint with the Astros, hitting just .191 since he was acquired from the Marlins. Overall, he's at a .235/.303/.395 slash line with 14 homers, 48 RBI, 61 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, 21 doubles and four triples across 133 games.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Walker hits 2 homers as Astros beat Angels 6-1 after getting knocked out of playoff contention

Christian Walker homered twice and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-1, a couple of hours after getting eliminated from playoff contention

SEPTEMBER 28 • Associated Press

Idle Friday Sanchez isn't in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Angels, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Sanchez will take a day to reset Friday after going just 1-for-18 across his last seven contests. Mauricio Dubon will fill in as the Astros' left fielder and bat ninth.

SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña scratched from lineup vs. Mariners with left oblique soreness

Houston’s Jeremy Peña was scratched from Sunday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners with left oblique soreness

SEPTEMBER 21 • Associated Press

Astros barely hold off Rangers, keep heat on Mariners Jeremy Pena produced a three-hit game while Jose Altuve and Jesus Sanchez recorded two RBIs apiece as the Houston Astros claimed a critical...

SEPTEMBER 17 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Astros hold off Rangers 6-5 to keep pace in AL West and improve wild-card position

Jeremy Peña went 3 for 3 with a walk and scored twice, Jose Altuve drove in two runs and the Houston Astros held on for a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers

SEPTEMBER 17 • Associated Press

Astros rookie Zach Cole powers 6-3 win over Rangers in place of injured Yordan Alvarez

Zach Cole homered and drove in three runs after replacing injured slugger Yordan Alvarez in the lineup, and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 in the opener of a pivotal...

SEPTEMBER 16 • Associated Press

Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez leaves game against Rangers with sprained left ankle

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez left Monday night’s game against the Texas Rangers with a sprained left ankle and will undergo an MRI on Tuesday

SEPTEMBER 16 • Associated Press

Sitting after five straight starts Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Impact With left-hander Joey Wentz on the hill for Atlanta, the left-handed-hitting Sanchez will take a seat after he went 0-for-15 with four walks, three stolen bases, one RBI and three runs while starting in each of the Astros' last five games. He'll give way to Cam Smith in right field.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting after five straight starts Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Impact With left-hander Joey Wentz on the hill for Atlanta, the left-handed-hitting Sanchez will take a seat after he went 0-for-15 with four walks, three stolen bases, one RBI and three runs while starting in each of the Astros' last five games. He'll give way to Cam Smith in right field.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Astros hold out 9-time All-Star Jose Altuve against Braves with continued soreness in his right foot

The Houston Astros held nine-time All-Star Jose Altuve out of Sunday’s 8-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves after he left their game a night earlier with discomfort in his right foot

SEPTEMBER 14 • Associated Press

Astros receive injury scare as 9-time All-Star Jose Altuve leaves game with right foot discomfort

The Houston Astros received an injury scare in Saturday night’s 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves when nine-time All-Star Jose Altuve was pulled after complaining of right foot disco...

SEPTEMBER 14 • Associated Press

Gausman tosses 2-hitter for 4th career complete game as Blue Jays blank Astros 6-0

Kevin Gausman pitched a two-hitter for his fourth career complete game, Davis Schneider homered and drove in two runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the struggling Houston Astros...

SEPTEMBER 11 • Associated Press

Sitting against lefty Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Sanchez was included in the lineup for the first two games of the series while the Rangers sent right-handers to the hill, but he'll take a seat Sunday with southpaw Patrick Corbin on the bump for Texas. Cam Smith will fill in for Sanchez in right field.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting against lefty Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Sanchez was included in the lineup for the first two games of the series while the Rangers sent right-handers to the hill, but he'll take a seat Sunday with southpaw Patrick Corbin on the bump for Texas. Cam Smith will fill in for Sanchez in right field.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Belts homer in loss Sanchez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Yankees.

Impact Sanchez went yard in the seventh inning as a pinch hitter, and he stayed in the game in right field, replacing Cam Smith. Sanchez has gone 14-for-31 (.452) over his last 10 games, adding three homers, three doubles and six RBI in that span, though he continues to fill a strong-side platoon role in the corner outfield. The 27-year-old is slashing .255/.319/.424 with 13 homers, 43 RBI, 53 runs scored, 20 doubles, four triples and nine stolen bases over 114 games between the Astros and the Marlins this season.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Rodón ties for MLB lead with 16th win as Yankees beat Astros 8-4

Carlos Rodón pitched six strong innings to tie for the major league victory lead with 16 and Trent Grisham hit his career-high 30th homer of the season and 100th of his career to h...

SEPTEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Last Night in Baseball: Astros Come Back Against Then Hold Off Yankees in Wild W

The Astros down the Yankees in a sloppy game for New York, Matt Chapman goes yard twice, the White Sox break a terrible streak and more from...

SEPTEMBER 4 • FOX SPORTS

Astros play the Yankees after Alvarez's 4-hit game

The Houston Astros take on the New York Yankees after Yordan Alvarez had four hits against the Yankees on Wednesday

SEPTEMBER 4 • Associated Press

Taking seat Monday Sanchez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Sanchez had started in each of the Astros' last three games, including once against a lefty (Tyler Anderson), but he'll bow out of the starting nine while southpaw Yusei Kikuchi takes the hill for the Angels. Cam Smith will cover right field in place of Sanchez.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Monday Sanchez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Sanchez had started in each of the Astros' last three games, including once against a lefty (Tyler Anderson), but he'll bow out of the starting nine while southpaw Yusei Kikuchi takes the hill for the Angels. Cam Smith will cover right field in place of Sanchez.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Angels play the Astros leading series 2-1

The Los Angeles Angels lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the Houston Astros

SEPTEMBER 1 • Associated Press

Peraza's clutch 2-run hit in the ninth lifts Angels over Astros 4-1

Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1

AUGUST 31 • Associated Press