Hunter Brown pitched into the seventh inning and the Josh Hader-less bullpen held it down to make it three straight series wins for the Astros.

The evolution of Hunter Brown as an ace pitcher continues before our very eyes. On a night when he didn’t have his best four-seam fastball, Brown had to change things up and adjust on the fly while fa

Hunter Brown permitió apenas una carrera en seis innings y dos tercios para llegar a 10 triunfos, los dominicanos Jeremy Peña y Yainer Díaz conectaron sendos

Brown's four-seam fastball has the second-highest mark in baseball. It is, by most public metrics, one of the best pitches in the game.

This point has widely shared the story that follows: Brown asked his teammates about the plane ride home. With help from Pressly and third baseman Alex Bregman, Brown chose to bring back a sinker pitch into his repertoire, and he's been improving ever since.

Peña was 13-for-45 with five extra-base hits in his first 11 games since returning Aug. 1 from a fractured rib. Mauricio Dubón drew the start at shortstop Friday and Jose Altuve moved up to the leadoff spot for the Astros in Peña’s stead.

The Astros are tied with the Mariners for the lead in the American League West. What do they have to do to win it?

For now, while Walker is doing a lot to turn his 2025 season around, he's the most overpaid first baseman in MLB, according to Miller. But, if it's not him, it's surely Abreu, who's making nearly as much as Walker, and has yet to play this season.