The fifth inning began Friday night with the Astros getting two groundouts, which gave no indication of the outburst to come.

And back in 2021, Houston also sat right at .500 with 12 games in the books. In each of those seasons, the Astros finished in first place in the American League West. They got to the World Series ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Yainer Díaz hit his first ... the Astros up 3-2. Jack Kochanowicz (1-1) walked Jeremy Peña to load the bases and was lifted for Garrett McDaniels. Díaz sent his third pitch ...