Houston Astros

Nolan Ryan's son, Reid Ryan, hired as Houston Astros president

2013-05-17 18:07:00

Reid Ryan choked back tears as he was introduced Friday as president of his beloved Astros, the team he grew up watching in the days when his Hall of Fame father, Nolan Ryan, starred as a pitcher for Houston. "My ties with the Astros go all the way back...

Tampa Bay puts David Price on DL because of strained triceps

2013-05-17 00:00:00

The Tampa Bay Rays put Cy Young Award winner David Price on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left triceps. This is the first time in Price's career that he has been on the DL. The left-hander departed his start Wednesday night against Boston...

Rick Ankiel gets another chance, with the Mets

2013-05-13 17:15:00

The New York Mets signed Rick Ankiel and started him in center field on Monday night against the St. Louis Cardinals, the team that converted him from wild left-hander to outfielder. The 33-year-old thought it a bit comforting that he returned to the...

Angels' Joe Blanton is battered around by Royals

2013-05-13 22:45:00

The Angels are 10 games out of first place. They have not been so far behind so early in a season since 2001. That was the year before the World Series, the decade of success, and the transformation into perennial contenders. Not too many fans showed...

Angels can't hit their way out of a tailspin, lose to Houston, 3-1

2013-05-08 22:24:00

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Angels are outmatched by lowly Astros in 7-6 defeat

2013-05-07 22:13:00

HOUSTON — At this rate, teams will soon look at the Angels as a welcome respite on the schedule, an opponent that, like the lowly Houston Astros, they can use to fatten up their record. There was no such feast for the Angels in Minute Maid Park on...

Take heart, Dodgers and Angels fans: Others are suffering too

2013-05-11 17:06:00

The Dodgers — and their world-record payroll — have sunk to the bottom of the National League West. The Angels — and their collection of superstar hitters — are flailing in the depths of the American League West. We thought we...

Angels' Mike Scioscia not the problem, but he might pay the price

2013-05-08 22:45:00

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Manti Te'o puts girlfriend hoax in past at Chargers' rookie camp

2013-05-10 18:05:00

Manti Te’o is moving past the controversy that once seemed to taint his draft stock and is now focusing on stopping the run or getting to the quarterback for the San Diego Chargers. Te’o, who signed a four-year deal with the Chargers on...

MLB suspends one umpire, fines all four for Angels-Astros debacle

2013-05-10 14:45:00

Major League Baseball on Friday suspended the crew chief and fined all four umpires involved in a bizarre incident during Thursday's game between the Angels and Houston Astros. The discipline all resulted from what an MLB statement called "a...

Phillies' Roy Halladay to have surgery on shoulder

2013-05-08 18:10:00

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a bone spur in his right shoulder. On the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his throwing shoulder, the two-time Cy Young Award winner met with Dr. Lewis...

Umpire suspensions should follow Angels-Astros fiasco

2013-05-10 12:59:00

The official word from Major League Baseball is that the umpiring fiasco in Thursday's game between the Angels and Houston Astros is that "the matter is being reviewed." However, since MLB already has acknowledged the umpires ruled in error, the real...

MLB: Houston Astros at Detroit Tigers

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Victor Martinez #41 of the Detroit Tigers points to the stands after hitting a two-run home run that scored Prince Fielder #28 in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros at Comerica Park on May 13, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Angels Manager Mike Scioscia argues a call with the umpire in the seventh inning of a game against the Houston Astros on May 9.

2013-05-10 12:31:56