Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted ...

The Houston Astros know they need starting pitching to push forward in their pursuit of the American League West, and they ...

With the undermanned Astros’ offense struggling to score runs, the starting pitchers are being left with little margin for ...

Framber Valdez pitched seven effective innings for his 10th straight win, Brice Matthews hit his third homer in two games and ...