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 ...

Framber Valdez pitched seven effective innings for his 10th straight win, Brice Matthews hit his third homer in two games and ...

Preview the July 28 matchup between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals with odds over/under, game spread, betting ...

Rookie second baseman Brice Matthews, who swatted his first two career home runs and drove in five of Houston’s six runs in ...