The Houston Astros missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016. On Wednesday they made a decision about manager Joe Espada.

Paredes was named an AL All-Star this season, and his contributions had been worth an estimated 2.5 Wins Above Replacement, per Baseball-Reference's calculations. The Astros originally added Paredes from the Chicago Cubs as part of the Kyle Tucker trade.

The Astros were on the sour end of that one. Houston was swept by the Mariners, and because of the Cleveland Guardians' recent hot-streak, the Astros are now on the outside looking in at the playoffs.

The Seattle Mariners aim for a sweep of the Houston Astros Sunday night at Daiken Park, looking to tighten their grip on the AL West race.

No matter how the next 10 days play out, the story of the Astros' season will remain focused on the absurd amount of injuries they've endured. According to Baseball Prospectus' numbers, the Astros are one of just two teams to lose more than 2,000 player games to the IL this season -- the other club being the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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When he came to Seattle before the 2019 season, he was considered by many in Major League Baseball to be an underachieving prospect who couldn’t stay healthy with an attitude problem. The Mariners believed that a new team,

On a night when Cal Raleigh set the Mariners' single-season home record, first-place Seattle took another huge step forward toward the postseason with a 6-4 vic

The Astros look to rebound and avoid a sweep as they square off against the Marines in Game 3. Here are all the details about the game.

Crawford has now spent seven seasons with the Mariners, long enough to be the team’s career leader in games played at shortstop.