Friday night was a rough one for the Astros. Not only did they fall to the Athletics, 15-3. They also had Major League history made against them.

Nick Kurtz, American professional first base man, created history by hitting 4 homers and 19 total bases in a single game. Kurtz's achievement tied the MLB records made by legendary Shawn Green

The right-hander gave the bullpen a bit of a breather by fighting threw six innings, but A’s hitters battered him for 11 hits and five runs. He relied mostly on his changeup and sinker, throwing them a combined 69 times. The sinker drew 21 swings with only one whiff.

Nick Kurtz had one of the best individual games in MLB history on Friday night and Athletics fans were in shock.

The Houston Astros look like surefire buyers less than a week ahead of the MLB trade deadline on July 31. Though they are the most injured team in baseball and

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After their latest injury move, the Astros now have a league-leading 18 players on the IL, more than the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Brice Matthew did it again on Tuesday night for Houston. The former Husker delivered a home run to hand the Astros a 3-1 win over Arizona.