Astros Facing Decision After Josh Hader News on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Houston Astros have won three straight series, but that hasn't staved off the Seattle Mariners. The latter club is 8-2 in its last 10 games and just 1.5 games behind the Astros for first place in the AL West with six weeks left in the regular season.

Injured Houston Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader said he hopes to pitch again in 2025, even if it just means in the postseason.

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will begin a rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Corpus Christi on Tuesday, moving him closer to a return after sitting out for more than three months.

Astros slugger Alvarez to start rehab assignment

The Astros had won three consecutive series before losing two of three to the Orioles, the last-place team in the AL East.

Three years ago, Baltimore fans dreamed of lineups like the Orioles put out Sunday. Eight of the Orioles’ nine players were homegrown and developed into top 100 prospects. That group — the Orioles’ young core that will determine whether the future is a success or not — combined to smack 11 hits and drive in 12 runs as Baltimore clobbered the Houston Astros,