The Houston Astros ’ series opener against the Guardians on Friday perhaps held some. Rodgers, making just his second start since May 21, took four plate appearances that yielded two hard-hit flyballs to right-center field, one a home run, and a walk.

The Houston Astros are finally getting their first look at Jacob Melton, their top outfield prospect. The bat hasn’t exactly jumped off the page after five games. But the glove sure has. On Friday the Astros continued their road trip in Cleveland and Melton drew the start in right field,

Guardians manager Stephen Vogt sat Santana against the Houston Astros on Saturday, one day after his impressive 14-game hitting streak ended. Santana went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Friday's 4-2 loss at Progressive Field. Vogt instead started Kyle Manzardo at first and had perennial All-Star third baseman José Ramírez serve as the DH.

CLEVELAND - The Houston Astros will consider deploying a six-man rotation during a stretch of 13 games with no off-day that starts Tuesday, manager Joe Espada said. Houston is off Monday before a six-game homestand against the White Sox and Twins,

The Houston Astros have won eight of their last 11 and look to be close to finally getting things fully on track as the heat of the summer approaches.

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Jared Triolo, who entered with a .152 batting average, had two of Pittsburgh’s five hits against him. Triolo drove a leadoff double in the third inning and scored on two groundouts. Valdez’s only other blip came in the fifth, when Triolo had the first of three straight two-out singles against him.

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For all the turnover the Houston Astros experienced this offseason, getting Isaac Paredes was certainly beneficial.