Employed by the Houston Chronicle since 1993, Steve Schaeffer is presently the Assistant Sports Editor and oversees Astros ...

With a pair of wins over the New York Mets last week, the Houston Astros have officially crashed the New York party and moved into the No. 2 spot in our ...

Mets +106; over/under is 8 runs. BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets start a two-game series at home against the Houston Astros on ...

The Mets face the Astros for the second time in a week. Can they bounce back after being swept in Houston? Here's my betting ...

But Aaron Boone’s first-place team rallied from a three-run deficit — and pulled out a split of a key four-game series ...

The Houston Astros host the New York Mets to begin a two-game series. Houston has a 41-25 record overall and an 18-11 record ...

Yordan Alvarez homered twice off Carlos Carrasco as the Houston Astros jumped on him early and held on for a 5-3 win over the ...

he gave up seven runs on eight hits in five innings. Three of the hits were two-run home runs. The Astros scored a pair of runs in the second on Diaz’s home run. Diaz launched a Singer sinker ...

Dubon went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 4-3 win over the White Sox. Dubon's fifth-inning blast ultimately gave the Astros just enough offense for the win. The utility man has ...

Max Scherzer's return is still a few days away, but the New York Mets could have Jeff McNeil back in the lineup when they begin a brief two-game set against the visiting Houston Astros on Tuesday.

Justin Verlander pitched four-hit ball over seven innings, Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and the Houston Astros beat the ...

HOUSTON (AP)Yordan Alvarez homered twice and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 5-3 to complete a two-game sweep Wednesday. Next up, a trip to the Big Apple to face the major league-leading ...