Garrett Crochet was pushed back from this series against a playoff team in the Houston Astros to face the Kansas City Royals, ...

Astros' Joe Espada Reacts to Being Publicly Called Out by Framber Valdez originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Left-handed ...

Framber Valdez said "it doesn't make sense" that the Astros had their right fielder shaded so far toward center field with a ...

Houston ace Framber Valdez expresses frustration over defensive positioning during the Astros’ loss to the Washington ...

Astros manager Joe Espada said Framber Valdez's critical comments about defensive positioning are "in the past" after the two ...

HOUSTON — A makeshift lineup has manufactured a five-game losing streak while forcing perfection from the Astros’ pitchers. On Monday night, they became the fifth staff since 1901 to strike out 19 ...

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 had two clear-cut goals heading into the MLB trade deadline: acquire a left-handed hitter and a No. 3 starting pitcher who could start postse ...

With the undermanned Astros’ offense struggling to score runs, the starting pitchers are being left with little margin for error these days. And the only run Astros starter Framber Valdez allowed in M ...

Houston Astros ace Framber Valdez expressed frustration about defensive positioning that led to the only run he allowed in a loss to Washington.

Houston Astros starter Framber Valdez took the rare step of blasting his teammates and coaches after Monday's game. There may ...

Houston Astros ace Framber Valdez showed his frustration after a game where he struck out 12 batters. What got him so riled ...