BATTERS AVG OBA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E; Team Totals.257.322: 2647: 334: 679: 114: 7: 85: 318: 231: 614: 45: 19: 38: Peña.326.382: 307: 47: 100: 17: 1: 11: 40: 20: 54: ...

The Houston Astros are in the driver's seat in their division and could use the trade deadline to improve the team even more.

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Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez, sidelined since early May with a fracture in his right hand, is swinging a bat again.

What is the deal with the Astros and bad teams? Maybe it is playing down to competition. Maybe it's an injury-plagued ...