by The KTXT Staff For the first time ever, the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers will meet in a playoff setting. With game one of the American League Championship Series slated for Sunday night at Minute Maid Park, the Silver Boot Series has been kicked up a few notches since their last meeting in early […]
Astros providing face masks in exchange for donations
May 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Astros fans can now get an official Houston Astros face mask with a 15-dollar donation at Astros-dot-com-slash-Together. The proceeds benefit the Astros Foundation and its coronavirus pandemic relief efforts. The masks are hand-made from Astros T-shirts and jerseys. Some, but not all, will feature partial or complete Astros logos and marks. The Astros expect to […]
Giancarlo Stanton returns after a quad injury
October 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Yankees welcome back slugger Giancarlo Stanton to the lineup for Game 5 of the ALCS. The designated hitter will look to knock some balls out of the park against Astros’ ace Justin Verlander. This is a win or go home game for the Yankees after losing 3 straight games to the Astros. In Game […]
Astro Josh Reddick called Yankees fans ‘disrespectful’ for throwing objects onto the field
October 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The right field for the Houston Astros, Josh Reddick exposed some rude Yankees fans who threw water bottles, baseballs and other objects on the field after New York’s 4-1 loss Tuesday night. Reddick said, “You throw a baseball hard enough and hit somebody in the head when they’re not looking, it could do some damage […]
Correa wins Game 2 for Astros
October 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the ALCS last night 3-2 thanks to Carlos Correa’s bomb in the 11th. Verlander had a solid day with allowing 5 hits, 2 runs, and 7 strikeouts while the Yanks had to switch out James Paxton after 2 innings since the Astros seemed […]
Astros Beat Rays 6-1 in Game 5
October 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Gerrit Cole led the Astros beat the Rays 6-1 last night to win the ALDS in Houston. The Astros got on the board early with their first 4 batters getting back-to-back-to-back-to-back hits. Altuve singled to get to the first run on the board and then Bregman followed up with a double to bring in 2 […]
Baytown man creates cap honoring Astros and Cowboys
October 3, 2019 by 1 Comment
In an apparent bid to get himself beaten up by sports fans at both ends of I-45, a Baytown man has created a cap that honors both the Astros and the Cowboys. Erick Lee Gonzalez, owner of Baytown Hat Company, designed the “StroBoys” cap, featuring a hybrid logo for both teams. The left half of […]
Astros tie franchise record in victories in 3-0 win over Mariners
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 3-0 late last night. MVP candidate Alex Bregman hit his 40th homer and his 109th RBI on the year. Aledmys Diaz and Josh Reddick also helped out with each bringing in runs in the victory. Pitcher Gerrit Cole had another double-digit strikeout performance with 14, tallying 316 total […]
Astros First Team to 100 Wins
September 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 yesterday to become the first team this season to 100 wins. Astros ace Gerrit Cole had 10 strikeouts in eight innings with allowing the only two runs the Rangers managed to score. Cole now has 302 strikeouts in 200 innings pitched with an ERA of 2.61. Yuli […]
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