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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros' record shows little improvement and the team was 20 games under .500 at the start of the week. But a club that lost a late lead to the Royals on Tuesday, eventually falling...

The Sports Xchange Astros 6, Royals 5 HOUSTON -- Astros closer Jose Veras continued his exceptional pitching of late as Houston sent the Kansas City Royals to their fourth consecutive loss with a 6-5 victory Monday night at Minute Maid Park. Veras, who...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Astros center fielder Brandon Barnes made the best defensive play of the game Sunday, nailing Travis Snider at the plate in the sixth inning. Barnes saved the club's 7-5 victory...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH One start after criticizing his club's increased emphasis on defensive shifts, Astros No. 2 starter Lucas Harrell happily passed out praise Sunday. Harrell primarily cited the work of...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 1, Astros 0 PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates' patience with Jeff Locke is starting to pay off. The left-hander pitched seven scoreless innings Sunday to win his fourth straight...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Astros 4, Pirates 2 (11) Astros 4, Pirates 2 (11): Jason Castro doubled and scored on a close play at home plate in the top of the 11th inning to snap a tie and lift visiting Houston to a comeback win. Castro, whose double...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Astros 4, Pirates 2 (11) PITTSBURGH -- Jason Castro is certainly not the typical cleanup hitter. The Houston Astros catcher entered Saturday night's game with just three home runs and 10 RBI to go...

Castro's hustle helps Astros win in 11 PITTSBURGH -- Jason Castro is the Houston Astros' cleanup hitter but he acted like a leadoff hitter once he got on base in the 11th inning Saturday night. The catcher came up with the big hit -- a leadoff...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Reliever Mark Melancon dubbed the Pirates' bullpen as "The Shark Tank" early this season on Twitter and the nickname is catching on. The Pirates' relievers have even have developed a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH It's been more than seven months since an Astros pitcher swung a bat in a meaningful game. That changed on Friday night when the first-year American League club played a National...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros are expected to name Reid Ryan as president to replace George Postolos, who unexpectedly resigned Monday. The official announcement is expected to be made Friday. A 2 p.m....

RED WINGS-BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks edge Red Wings 4-1 in series opener CHICAGO (AP) — Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period, Corey Crawford made 20 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opener of...