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MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH When Justin Maxwell left the Astros, the fifth-year veteran was still considered the club's starting center fielder. As of now, the job belongs to rookie Brandon Barnes. While Maxwell shifted to right...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Jordan Lyles is a highly confident 22-year-old who has quietly become one of the most promising young arms in Major League Baseball during the last two months. A 6-foot-4, 215-pound...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH During the Astros' season-high six-game winning streak from May 29 to June 3, first-year manager Bo Porter said winning was contagious for a young club most counted out before the season...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Jason Castro was already having a good day during a strong start to a season that could soon be deemed All-Star worthy. Then Jose Altuve stamped Castro with true All-Star approval....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Jordan Lyles is becoming one of the Astros' few bright spots this season. The 22-year-old recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts Wednesday during the Astros' 6-1 win...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Houston first baseman Chris Carter hit a go-ahead two-run double during the ninth inning Wednesday at Seattle and leads the Astros in home runs (13) and RBIs (35). But the 26-year-old...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH One of the few bright spots this season for the Astros has been No. 1 starter Bud Norris, who's just 5-6 but holds a team-leading 3.47 ERA and allowed three runs in seven innings Tuesday...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros' defensive lapses continued during the early part of the 4-0 loss to Seattle on Tuesday, when Houston committed errors in each of the first two innings to help push Seattle...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Right fielder Jimmy Paredes can't break out of his slump, no matter what the Astros do to change his outlook. Last Thursday, Paredes was bumped up to the No. 2 spot in the lineup. It...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Houston Astros' offense helped carry the team through a recent surprising six-game winning streak. But the club has dropped four consecutive games and five of six following a 2-0...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Prior to a 3-1 home loss to Baltimore on Thursday and a 4-2 loss to the Royals on Friday, the Astros were the hottest team in baseball during their prior eight games, posting a 7-1...

Carlos Correa, George Springer and Jonathan Singleton: meet Mark Appel. The Houston native, who lived in the city until he was 12, became the next key piece of the Astros' organizational rebuild when the club Thursday made the Stanford senior right-...