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What Astros missed opportunities, medical blunders really mean for Houston's foreseeable future

5 days ago | houston.sportsmap.com | Joshua Jordan

The Astros need to take a hard look at their return to play policy. Composite Getty Image. For years, the Astros built their dynasty on precision — smart bets, savvy scouting, and a steady refusal to let emotion cloud judgment. But as the 2025 season rolls into June, that precision feels dulled. Houston still wears the polish of a perennial contender, but underneath, the gears are grinding.
How Astros are getting vintage results in unexpected ways

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

It’s been an excellent weeklong stretch of games for the Astros tempered by the news of yet another season-ending injury to a starting pitcher. To get the bad news out of the way, it comes as no surprise that Ronel Blanco needs Tommy John surgery and is done until at least the middle of next season. While Blanco had not been nearly as good through nine 2025 starts as he was last season, he was still taking his regular return and on average getting into the sixth inning.
How latest Astros events highlight serious concerns around core philosophies

2 weeks ago | houston.sportsmap.com | Joshua Jordan

Can Houston survive these setbacks? Composite Getty Image. As the Houston Astros continue to navigate a season riddled with injuries and inconsistencies, the question looms larger than ever: can they keep their heads above water? With a barrage of pitching injuries threatening to derail their season, the Astros are finding themselves in a position where every decision matters more than ever.
Momentum starts at home and the Astros know it

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

Two seasons ago the Astros were oddly feeble at home and warriors on the road. Now, this season is headed nowhere if they can't pick it up away from Daikin Park. In the first week of April, the Astros won their initial road series of the season. It will be June before they win another. Well, presumably June. Approaching seven weeks since they took a series at Minnesota, it's now seven consecutive road stops without a series victory.
How Houston Rockets hold the cards for a franchise-changing summer

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

Should the Rockets be active on the trade market? Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images. It’s been a slog on the treadmill of mediocrity for the Astros thus far in 2025. Their 18-18 record heading into a weekend series at Daikin Park vs. the Reds is appropriate. Plenty of good teams will have similar stretches this season. The Astros have to prove that this year’s edition is a good team. Plenty of time for that remains. Reminder that the breakout 2017 Astros had a 74-game stretch over which they went 37-37.
The case for adding a new voice to guide Astros through current struggles

1 month ago | houston.sportsmap.com | Joshua Jordan

Who can the Astros turn to? Composite Getty Image. In Houston, the winning standard has been set so high that anything short of World Series contention now feels like failure. And yet, the 2025 Astros find themselves at an unfamiliar crossroads—caught between the fading brilliance of past stars and the uncertain promise of what comes next. Jose Altuve is at the center of this issue. His early struggles (-0.5 WAR) may indicate more than just a temporary slump.
How all signs point to Astros having another gear to hit

1 month 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.
How some unlikely Astros becoming face of early turnaround

1 month ago | houston.sportsmap.com | Joshua Jordan

Jeremy Pena and Isaac Paredes have been the Astros' best hitters. Composite Getty Image. It’s May 1, and the Astros are turning heads—but not for the reasons anyone expected. Their resurgence, driven not by stars like Yordan Alvarez or Christian Walker, but by a cast of less-heralded names, is writing a strange and telling early-season story. Christian Walker, brought in to add middle-of-the-order thump, has yet to resemble the feared hitter he was in Arizona.
Astros are turning the corner and it’s showing in the details

1 month 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.
Parsing panic from patience as the Houston Astros look to rebound

1 month 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.