Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted ...

With the undermanned Astros’ offense struggling to score runs, the starting pitchers are being left with little margin for ...

The Houston Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox 9-1 on Wednesday night to take 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series. Framber Valdez went eight innings and held the Red Sox to three ...

Framber Valdez was a stud during the regular season, pitching to a 2.91 ERA and a 169/55 K/BB ratio. However, Game 1 against the Tigers didn’t show off why Valdez was chosen to start in the ...

Houston's Framber Valdez threw a no-hitter in the Astros' 2-0 win against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. Valdez retired the first 12 batters, with six strikeouts, before Oscar ...

To beat the Astros on a night in which Framber Valdez’s curveball was untouchable, the Nationals were going to need an equally effective outing from starter-turned-reliever-turned-starter Brad Lord, ...

Its Monday, July 28 and the Nationals (43-62) are in Houston to open a series against a suddenly scuffling Astros team (60-46 ...