Alvarez, who last played for Houston on May 2, recorded two hits and stole a base during a rehab start at Double-A Corpus Christi. He is not expected to play Wednesday, according to Astros manager Joe Espada, and Alvarez could rejoin Houston as early as this weekend's series against the Baltimore Orioles.

Preview the Aug. 20 matchup between the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Hunter Brown pitched six shutout innings against the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros' bullpen delivered three scoreless innings. Consid

The Houston Astros have been shut out in back-to-back games, but they remain 1.5 games up on the Seattle Mariners in the AL West heading into their series final

The Tigers won a pitching duel between Tarik Skubal and Hunter Brown on a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning on Tuesday.

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On Sunday, Southwest Virginia native and recent Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Billy Wagner was honored by one of his former teams, the Houston Astros.The vast majority of his career was spent with the Astros after being drafted 12th overall by the franchise in 1993.