Jose Altuve

Blue Jays right-hander Sergio Santos to have surgery

2013-05-14 19:10:00

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Sergio Santos will have surgery this week to remove bone spurs from his pitching elbow and is expected to be sidelined about six weeks. Santos was put on the 15-day disabled list April 14 because of soreness in his...

Angels earn first home win with ninth-inning rally

2013-04-13 22:10:00

Luis Jimenez began the season in the minor leagues, and two days ago J.B. Shuck was headed there. Andrew Romine, meanwhile, started the season on the Angels' bench, while Garrett Richards had one of the last seats in their bullpen. So when all four found...

Chase Utley is playing like a star again, thanks to new offseason regimen

2013-05-19 10:04:02

Chase Utley found serenity here, at a baseball diamond named for a coach who accepted a $1 salary for 16 years to save his college's team from abolishment. Dante Benedetti Diamond is squeezed into the corner of a sleepy neighborhood at the edge of the...

Astros activate 2B Altuve from bereavement list after return from grandfather's funeral

2013-05-18 13:03:41

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Houston Astros activated second baseman Jose Altuve from the bereavement list Saturday after he missed the previous three games while attending his grandmother's funeral in Venezuela. Altuve was in the lineup batting third...

Scoreboard -- May 18, 2013

2013-05-18 22:28:00

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Soccer--Premier League, teams to be announced, 9:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS, Los Angeles at New York, 12:10 p.m. (ESPN2) Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Bump Day, 11 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Kansas...

Latest Pennsylvania sports

2013-05-18 21:56:15

SUNDAY, MAY 19: Major League Baseball: Houston at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. National Hockey League: Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. REDS-PHILLIES Votto, Arroyo lead Reds over Phillies PHILADELPHIA (AP) —...

BRIEF: Tigers' lineup for tonight's game vs. Astros

2013-05-14 11:34:02

Here is the Detroit Tigers' starting lineup for tonight's home game against the Houston Astros (7 p.m., FSD). Right-hander Lucas Harrell is scheduled to start for the 'Stros. 1. Andy Dirks, LF 2. Torii Hunter, RF 3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B 4. Prince...

Tigers 7, Astros 2: Notes, quotes from Monday's win

2013-05-14 04:34:02

At Comerica Park -- WHAT HAPPENED: Andy Dirks hit his first career grand slam as part of a six-run fourth inning and missed hitting for the cycle by a triple. Dirks led off the bottom of the first with a double and scored on Torii Hunter's RBI double...

Whispers: Pierzynski has handle on Rangers' pitching staff

2013-05-11 13:19:00

The Rangers' pitching staff loves the way A.J. Pierzynski handles a game. When Pierzynski went on the disabled list last week with a strained right oblique, he had a 2.84 catcher's ERA compared with a 4.14 mark for Geovany Soto. … There have...

Rangers power past Astros

2013-05-11 00:00:00

HOUSTON _ Everybody knows the state of the Houston Astros. They are an organization in rebuilding mode, one that has a total payroll less than what a few of the game's superstars make in a season. But the Texas Rangers were well aware of the trap that...

Yankees sneak by Astros 5-4

2013-05-01 19:33:00

NEW YORK -- Eduardo Nunez doubled to lead off the sixth inning and came in to score on a double play and Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 11th consecutive save of the season and the 619th of his career, to lead the New York...

Yankees finish April with 7-4 win over Astros

2013-04-30 20:00:00

NEW YORK -- Hiroki Kuroda settled down after some early struggles with his command and pitched seven innings for his fourth straight win and the New York Yankees concluded April with a 7-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Kuroda (4-1)...

Jose Altuve rounds the bases after hitting a home run in his first at-bat against the Angels in the Astros' 7-6 victory Tuesday.

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve attempts to turn a double play as Anthony Rizzo slides into second base during the third inning.

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Astros' Jose Altuve dives back into first base safely as Anthony Rizzo tags him in the fourth inning.

2012-10-01 00:00:00