Astros' shortstop Jeremy Pena is out of the lineup for the second straight night due to illness as Houston faces the Baltimore Orioles at Daikin Park in game two of the series. Mauricio Dubon will start at shortstop for the second consecutive night.

Houston Astros stars Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio had simple instructions for rookie reliever Billy Wagner when he was called up in 1995 — “Sit there. Don’t talk.

The Houston Astros announced an update on All-Star shortstop Jeremy Pena after he was removed from the lineup.

The Houston Astros are now in a fight to remain on top of the AL West standings. After it once looked like they were going to run away with things despite all t

Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña is out of the lineup for the second straight game against the Baltimore Orioles due to illness. Astros manager Joe Espada said Saturday that Peña was feeling better and at the ballpark.

Urías and the Astros fell 7-0 to the Orioles, from whom Houston acquired the 31-year-old middle infielder 16 days ago.

With the playoff chase heating up, the Astros' next two Tuesday night games will be shown to a national audience.

Red Sox Announce Marcelo Mayer News Before Astros Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Boston Red Sox have won seven of their last ten games, improving to a 65–54 record that has them just four games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East.