Houston upped the number of bases stolen to 107 but fell to ... With the inconsistency of the Astros’ offense and their pitching issues, that can be enough this year. Overall, the Astros are ...

Stolen bases are up around baseball with new rules limiting pickoff attempts, but the Astros' running increase started after Alvarez suffered his oblique injury in Toronto. The Astros stole 13 ...

Most of the offseason "to do" list is done, with the most pressing issues between now and ... decreased distance between bases could help runners on stolen-base attempts and bang-bang plays.

Houston Astros top prospect ... some time with back issues, he finished his 2024 minor league campaign hitting .265 with 15 home runs, 46 walks, and 32 stolen bases in just 79 games.

Entering Tuesday, the defending AL West champion Astros were 25-22 with a ... who are going to drive the ball for extra bases, and most of them are stolen base threats, so you don't want to ...

Advertisement Tampa’s overpowering offense torched Urquidy for six earned runs across 2 2/3 innings of the Astros’ 8-3 loss ... Javier’s now allowed eight stolen bases this season ...

The Houston Astros will be looking ... way they could fix their problems at the position. There are trade candidates out there for them, and while the first base market is filled with more ...

Also for the Astros, Alvarez's batting average is .224, with a .695 OPS (.333 on-base, .362 slugging). He has two homers and 10 RBI, plus four runs scored and one stolen base on one attempt.

He has driven in five runs with four stolen bases. The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.7 K/9, the third-best in the majors. Houston has a 3.67 team ERA that ranks 10th across all ...