The sequence distilled a 7-1 loss for the Astros and a four-game sweep at the hands of the A's, the last-place team in the AL West. Houston mustered seven runs over four games against the A's at Daikin Park, shrinking its division lead and highlighting the short-handed state of its lineup.

Nick Kurtz became the first major league rookie to hit four homers in a game, leading the Athletics to a 15-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

With the MLB trade deadline less than a week away, the Houston Astros are expected to be buying talent to bolster their injured roster. Houston could bring in a left fielder or second baseman. But after the injury to Isaac Paredes, their plans have taken a turn.

HOUSTON — With a major-league-high nine position players on the injured list — some of whom are weeks away from a return — the Houston Astros are “prioritizing the bats” before next week’s trade deadline, general manager Dana Brown said Thursday.

The Houston Astros need to add another thumper to their lineup with the struggles and injuries in Houston. Could they find a deal with the Baltimore Orioles?

The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony will gather some of the game's most esteemed figures at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York, on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET. America's pastime will honor another class of its greats in the 53rd Baseball Hall of Fame induction.

Five all-time greats get immortalized this weekend at the National Baseball Hall of Fame's annual induction ceremony.