Charlie Pallilo

1 week ago | houston.sportsmap.com | Charlie Pallilo

Now’s the time for the Astros lineup to start hitting its stride. Composite Getty Image. The easiest way to win in the American League next to an opponent forfeiting the game is getting to play the Chicago White Sox. The Astros are in the “Windy City” this weekend for three games against the woebegone White Sox, most notably featuring Lance McCullers hoping to make some sweet mound music as he pitches in a game that counts for the first time since 2022.

2 weeks ago | houston.sportsmap.com | Charlie Pallilo

We've been waiting for this! Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images. The NFL Draft, NBA playoffs, and NHL playoffs all dwarf baseball in the sports pecking order this week, but that doesn’t detract from the Astros playing their best stretch of baseball in the still young season. Following up taking two of three from the previously sizzling hot Padres by sweeping the Blue Jays three straight has the Astros’ record at a just fine 13-11 as they open a three-game weekend series in Kansas City.

4 weeks ago | houston.sportsmap.com | Charlie Pallilo

The Astros' offense needs a reset. Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images. Major League Baseball’s regular season is 162 games long. You can think of 18 games as the first inning of the season, 18 times nine equaling 162. While the Astros 8-10 record is not good, it’s far from disastrous. Think of it as them being behind 1-0 after the first inning. It is pretty remarkable that they have yet to win consecutive games.

1 month ago | houston.sportsmap.com | Charlie Pallilo

Can the Astros get the offense on track against the Angels? Composite Getty Image. What a wild four day pendulum swing of results for the Astros. The season is two weeks old and they may already have on the books what turn out to be their biggest comeback and biggest blown lead all season. Not one time all last season did the Astros win a game they trailed after eight innings. 0-56.

1 month ago | houston.sportsmap.com | Charlie Pallilo

Christian Walker blasted his first homer of the season on Thursday. Composite Getty Image. The overreaction to the Astros’ miserable first week of offense was amusing. Yes they were pathetic, but the instant verdict from more than a few that it’s a horrific lineup, come on now! It’s definitely not a great lineup, and it pales in comparison to multiple others during the Astros’ run over the last eight years. That’s a long way from horrific. For six games, it was horrific.