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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Astros center fielder Brandon Barnes made the best defensive play of the game Sunday, nailing Travis Snider at the plate in the sixth inning. Barnes saved the club's 7-5 victory...

RF Jimmy Paredes is 3-for-26 (.115) in his last 10 games but Porter said he will continue to play regularly despite a .176 batting average. Porter said the Astros are committed to seeing how a starting outfielder of LF J.D. Martinez, CF Robbie Grossman...

MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH One start after criticizing his club's increased emphasis on defensive shifts, Astros No. 2 starter Lucas Harrell happily passed out praise Sunday. Harrell primarily cited the work of pitching coach...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH It's been more than seven months since an Astros pitcher swung a bat in a meaningful game. That changed on Friday night when the first-year American League club played a National...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 5, Astros 4 PITTSBURGH - In a season in which little has gone right for the Houston Astros, they suffered yet another difficult loss Friday night. Right fielder Jimmy Paredes dropped...

Pirates defeat stumbling Astros 6-5 PITTSBURGH - Like many Houston Astros, Jimmy Paredes is learning on the job. Paredes is in his second season as an outfielder after playing beginning his career as a shortstop in the minor leagues then moving to...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Pirates 5, Astros 4 Pirates 5, Astros 4: Travis Snider scored on a dropped pop fly with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as host Pittsburgh recorded a comeback victory over stumbling Houston. With the bases loaded, Russell...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros are expected to name Reid Ryan as president to replace George Postolos, who unexpectedly resigned Monday. The official announcement is expected to be made Friday. A 2 p.m....

The Sports Xchange By Dana Gauruder, The Sports Xchange Astros halt six-game skid DETROIT -- Nothing comes easy for the Houston Astros these days. When they finally broke their six-game losing streak on Wednesday, Brandon Barnes' back was literally...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Jake Elmore woke up Tuesday planning to play for Triple-A Oklahoma City in an 11:05 a.m. game against Salt Lake City. A phone call from RedHawks manager Tony DeFrancesco changed that....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros will be without their smallest -- and arguably best -- player for a few days. Second baseman Jose Altuve was placed on the bereavement list Tuesday night before a 6-2 loss at...

The Sports Xchange Tigers 7, Astros 2 By DANA GAURUDER, Sports Xchange DETROIT -- Andy Dirks hit a grand slam in the fourth and Victor Martinez blasted a go-ahead, two-run homer earlier in the same inning as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Houston...