Houston Astros pitcher Spencer Arrighetti (41) pitching during the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Photo by William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The Houston Astros were defeated by the Kansas City Royals 11-2 inside Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday night. Former Louisiana Ragin’ Cajun Spencer Arrighetti got the start, throwing the first three innings in his MLB debut. HOW IT HAPPENED: Spencer Arrighetti was called up after ace Framber Valdez was put on the injured list. He made the start, and worked two scoreless innings right off the bat ..read more

Houston Astros pitcher Spencer Arrighetti (75) throws a pitch in the first inning of the spring training game against the Philadelphia Phillies at BayCare Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Sometimes, you have to take advantage when an opportunity presents itself. Houston Astros ace Framber Valdez was scratched due to elbow soreness and it appears that he will miss some time. Because of that, former Louisiana Ragin Cajuns star and Astros top pitching prospect Spencer Arrighetti has been elevated to the MLB roster and will make his MLB debut Wednesday against the ..read more

Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco (56) pitches against the Texas Rangers during a game at Globe Life Field. — Photo by Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters After a pair of tremendous starts, Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Ronel Blanco has been selected as the American League Player of the Week. Through two starts last week, including throwing the franchise’s 17th no-hitter on April 1st against the Toronto Blue Jays, Blanco went 2-0 and recorded 15 scoreless innings while allowing just a single hit with 11 strikeouts. Following the no-hitter, Blanco made his second start on S ..read more

Miami Marlins shortstop Jacob Amaya (67) hits an RBI single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning at loanDepot Park. The Houston Astros acquired Amaya on Saturday. — Photo by Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters The Houston Astros added infield depth over the weekend when the franchise traded for Miami Marlins infielder Jacob Amaya. Houston acquired Amaya in exchange for cash considerations and minor league pitcher Valente Bellozo. The Astros transferred pitcher Bennett Sousa to the 60-day IL to make room for Amaya on the 40-man roster. Houston’s General Manager Dana Brown t ..read more

Detroit Tigers pitcher Miguel Díaz (58) delivered a pitch against the Oakland Athletics last season. The Houston Astros picked up Diaz off of waivers on Thursday. — Photo by D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters The Houston Astros announced on Thursday that they claimed right-handed pitcher Miguel Diaz off waivers from the Detroit Tigers and outfielder Cooper Hummel from the San Francisco Giants. Astros General Manager Dana Brown made the announcement and also unveiled that right-handed pitchers Luis Garcia and Penn Murfee were placed on the 60-day injured list. Diaz will join the Astros ..read more

Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco (56) reacts after pitching a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays at Minute Maid Park. Photo by: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The Houston Astros picked up a 10-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night for their first win of the 2024 season. However, Ronel Blanco was the story of the night. The 30-year-old starting pitcher pitched a no-hitter in his season debut, throwing 105 pitches and striking out seven Blue Jays on the night while only walking a pair of batters. The Astros got a pair of homers from Yainer D ..read more

Photo by Matt Miguez Logos from sportslogos.net The Houston Astros opened the 2024 season by hosting the New York Yankees. After jumping out to a 4-0 advantage, New York scored five unanswered runs to take Game 1 of the series with a 5-4 final. This one’s ours. #Relentless pic.twitter.com/pxRFN78Jqs — Houston Astros (@astros) March 28, 2024 HOW IT HAPPENED: The Astros made quick work of New York in the top half of the first with an early strikeout from Framber Valdez before a full-count walk to put former NL ROY Juan Soto on base. However, Aaron Judge grounded into a 5-4-3 double play to en ..read more

Photo by Matt Miguez Logos from Houston Astros and sportslogos.net To close out night two of the Astros College Classic, the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns and LSU Tigers battled at Minute Maid Park. HOW IT HAPPENED: The first four innings featured two top pitchers controlling the matchup with hitless baseball. Then in the fifth, Louisiana got a hit from Trey LaFleur and couldn’t cash it in. In the bottom of the fifth, LSU got a base runner after a four-pitch walk put Jake Brown on first. Two batters later, another walk set up Tommy White with two baserunners before he had a single to right field. Wit ..read more

Photo by Matt Miguez Logos from sportslogos.net and Houston Astros LSU opened their weekend in Houston with a matchup against future conference opponent Texas at Minute Maid Park. A dominant performance from Luke Holman paired with two monster home runs were enough as the Tigers held on after a late Longhorns surge. HOW IT HAPPENED: After another strong defensive start with the Tigers and Longhorns, the offense came for the Tigers in the top of the fourth with a double from Jared Jones before Steven Milam walked and advanced to second on a throwing error. Tanner Witt then walked the first batt ..read more

Photo by Matt Miguez Logos from Houston Astros and sportslogos.net The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns opened their weekend in Houston by taking on Vanderbilt in the Astros Foundation College Classic. After jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth, the Cajuns allowed seven straight runs by the Commodores to defeat Louisiana 7-4 HOW IT HAPPENED: The first three innings were defensive with both teams only managing one hit each. But in the top of the fourth, Kyle DeBarge had a one-out walk before Duncan Pastore launched a double to the Crawford Boxes to put a pair of runners in scoring position with one ou ..read more