CLEVELAND - The Houston Astros will consider deploying a six-man rotation during a stretch of 13 games with no off-day that starts Tuesday, manager Joe Espada said. Houston is off Monday before a ...

As it’s currently constructed, the Astros’ starting rotation has two aces in Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez, a pair of ...

Urquidy returned from the IL August 6. Over the past week, the Houston Astros used a six-man rotation, throwing Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, Hunter Brown, Justin Verlander, JP France and Jose ...

In the midst of a 17-game stretch without a day off, the Astros still are discussing the possibility of going to a six-man rotation to give their starting pitchers a bit of a breather. Before ...

Facing a daunting stretch of 29 games in 30 days, the Astros have considered moving to a six-man rotation for at least the next month, manager Joe Espada said last night (X link via The Athletic ...

What is the deal with the Astros and bad teams? Maybe it is playing down to competition. Maybe it's an injury-plagued ...

The Houston Astros aren't strangers to utilizing a six-man rotation. The defending champions employed such a strategy at times last season and it appeared to pay dividends in October, as Houston's ...

“We’ve pitched very well this year, partly due to the six-man rotation and how the guys have ... with a 1.95 ERA over his last 30 games with the Astros. :: Nick Wosika/USA TODAY Sports ...

Astros 26-year-old hurler Hunter ... Steven Matz makes his return the rotation tomorrow for the rubber match. The six-man era begins." Matz has logged a 0-0 record with a 2.31 ERA, six-to-two ...

“That matters,” Astros manager Joe Espada said Wednesday ... it amid a stretch of 17 consecutive games. Staying in a six-man rotation despite long-term injuries to Hayden Wesneski and Spencer ...