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 ...

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

In their necessary hunt for a third solid starting pitcher, the Astros could land an underrated option from the Twin Cities.

The Houston Astros have had the year from hell when it comes to their rotation. We could list off the array of injuries that their starting pitchers have suffer ...

Riley Adams hits a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning, lifting the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 win over the ...

To beat the Astros on a night in which Framber Valdez’s curveball was untouchable, the Nationals were going to need an equally effective outing from starter-turned-reliever-turned-starter Brad Lord, ...

Its Monday, July 28 and the Nationals (43-62) are in Houston to open a series against a suddenly scuffling Astros team (60-46 ...

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