Matt Kawahara covers the Astros for the Houston Chronicle. He can be reached at [email protected]. He joined ...

Astros' Joe Espada Reacts to Being Publicly Called Out by Framber Valdez originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Left-handed ...

Framber Valdez said "it doesn't make sense" that the Astros had their right fielder shaded so far toward center field with a ...

Houston ace Framber Valdez expresses frustration over defensive positioning during the Astros' loss to the Washington ...

Framber Valdez calls out the Houston Astros over their defensive positioning against the Washington Nationals.

HOUSTON — A makeshift lineup has manufactured a five-game losing streak while forcing perfection from the Astros’ pitchers. On Monday night, they became the fifth staff since 1901 to strike out 19 ...

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted ...

With the undermanned Astros’ offense struggling to score runs, the starting pitchers are being left with little margin for error these days. And the only run Astros starter Framber Valdez allowed in M ...

Houston Astros starter Framber Valdez took the rare step of blasting his teammates and coaches after Monday's game. There may ...

The Houston Astros loaded up for another postseason run at the trade deadline, acquiring several players that hope to keep them atop the American League West. C ...