Alvarez, who last played for Houston on May 2, recorded two hits and stole a base during a rehab start at Double-A Corpus Christi. He is not expected to play Wednesday, according to Astros manager Joe Espada, and Alvarez could rejoin Houston as early as this weekend's series against the Baltimore Orioles.

The Houston Astros could stay in the American League or move into a new conference in two proposed MLB realignments.

Astros vs Tigers best bet: Charlie Morton Over 5.5 strikeouts (+122) The Detroit Tigers went out and acquired Charlie Morton at the trade deadline from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Houston Astros have been one of the more interesting teams in Major League Baseball this season. While they currently stand atop the American League West

The Houston Astros suffered another gut punch loss on Tuesday night, dropping a 1-0 affair against the Detroit Tigers in 10-innings at Comerica Park. The loss p

Hunter Brown pitched six shutout innings against the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros' bullpen delivered three scoreless innings. Consid

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The Houston Astros received a lot of criticism when they decided to trade All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs.

On Sunday, Southwest Virginia native and recent Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Billy Wagner was honored by one of his former teams, the Houston Astros.The vast majority of his career was spent with the Astros after being drafted 12th overall by the franchise in 1993.