One of the major highlights was watching the rookie Smith, who on Saturday hit the first walk-off hit of his entire baseball ...

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Houston Astros Rookie’s Sensational Diving Catch Highlight of Debut Week. The Houston Astros are giving rookie Jacob Melton some playing time and on Friday he mad the most of it.

Here are a few of his August highlights. Aug. 4: 12 strikeouts vs. Tampa Bay; Aug. 10: His career-high 13 strikeouts at Boston was the second highest in a single game by an Astros rookie, ...

The Phillies finally scored a run in the 8th after 26 innings, but then immediately gave it back in a 2-1 loss to the Astros.

Houston Astros rookie outfielder Joey Loperfido is going viral after his impressive barehanded, juggling catch in the eighth inning of Friday's win over the Minnesota Twins.

Rookie Cam Smith hit a tiebreaking RBI single off closer Jhoan Duran with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Houston Astros a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

The Houston Astros may have a rookie problem—and it’s the good kind.. Utility man Zach Dezenzo wasn’t supposed to be more than a fill-in. Instead, he’s played his way into something bigger ...

In May, the rookie has begun to emerge as a legitimate star.. Over the previous 30 days, which have encompassed 20 games for Smith, he is slashing an impressive .324/.385/.423 and has collected 23 ...

The Houston Astros placed right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a sprained right foot ahead of his scheduled start against the Athletics.

The Astros called Melton up on June 1 after a couple of injuries to their outfielder. Chas McCormick suffered a left oblique strain and went on the 10-day injured list on May 31 (retroactive to ...