LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The identity of J.R. Towles, solely through a baseball lens, always has been tough to figure. He's down. A 20th-round draft pick sandwiched between two guys who never ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — As a few reporters gathered around J.R. Towles on Tuesday afternoon, outfielder Reggie Abercrombie joined the group and even asked a question. "How does it feel to rake ...

That’s the part I agree with. I’m not sure about the rest of Alyson Footer’s MLBlog entry, in which she looks at the battle between J.R. Towles and top prospect Jason Castro for the catching job in ...

ST. LOUIS -- Rookie J.R. Towles went 4-for-4 with a franchise-record eight RBIs and the Houston Astros reached season highs in runs and hits in an 18-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on ...

CHICAGO (AP) — J.R. Towles did a handstand at home plate. And that was BEFORE he hit a home run. Towles’ fourth-inning homer and Miguel Tejada’s go-ahead triple in the ...

Rookie J.R. Towleshad a key two-run double for the Houston Astros in a 6-3 victory over the St.Louis Cardinals on Friday night thateliminated last year's World Serieschampions from postseason play.

J.R. Towles promised that he has done nothing at all to offend the Carolina League's pitching staffs. Still, pitchers have taken a real liking to plunking the Avalanche catcher. Towles' seven hit ...

HOUSTON (AP) - Astros catcher J.R. Towles received 11 stitches to close a cut after a pitch bounced off the dirt and hit him under the chin.The Astros said he ...

Jeff Keppinger and J.R. Towles homered and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Cubs 12-7 on Monday afternoon. Clint Barmes and Hunter Pence also added back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning ...

Sitting in the dugout after Sunday's game, J.R. Towles sounded a little envious. After every Sunday game at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium, kids get to run around the bases. On this Sunday ...

CHICAGO - Rodrigo Lopez made his Cubs debut on the wrong day. Jeff Keppinger and J.R. Towles homered and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 12-7 on Monday afternoon. Clint Barmes ...