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The case for adding a new voice to guide Astros through current struggles

6 days 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 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.
How some unlikely Astros becoming face of early turnaround

1 week 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

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

3 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.
How Astros search for answers should start with accountability

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

There's plenty of blame to go around. Composite Getty Image. Let’s be clear: the Astros didn’t lose their series to the Mariners just because the bullpen melted down late. They lost because the offense put them in that vulnerable position to begin with — and the decisions from the dugout didn’t help. Houston’s bats were a no-show in Game 2 despite the win in extra innings, and it was a massive reason why their bullpen was stretched thin in the series finale. Game 3 starter, Luis F.
If early noise means anything, here’s what the Astros should hear

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.
How mounting evidence suggests early Astros struggles are more slump than signal

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.
How Astros early tests provide important roadmap for first stretch

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

The Astros host the Giants Monday night. Composite Getty Image. Coming off the opening series win over the Mets, there's a lot for the Astros to be excited about. The starting pitching led the way in all three games, and Houston's high-leverage relievers delivered when it mattered most. Bryan Abreu and Josh Hader closed the door on the Mets in games 1 and 3. Bryan King has also looked impressive, and it appears he'll be counted on in the seventh inning to hand the lead to Abreu and then Hader.
The plays, the players, the magic of 25 years in the Astros' ballpark

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

A new era begins. Composite image by Jack Brame. It’s go time! While the Astros are not the juggernaut they were over the more than half-decade stretch from 2017 through 2022 that yielded regular seasons with 101, 103, 106, and 107 wins, four American League pennants, and two World Series Champions, as the saying goes, they ain’t dead yet. There is no superpower in the American League West the Astros need to overcome.