Yordan Alvarez is still awaiting his return from his hand injury, Isaac Paredes is out for the time being with a hamstring, Jeremy Pena has spent a little bit on the injured list, and now closer Josh Hader has hit the list.

Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña is out of the lineup for the second straight game against the Baltimore Orioles due to illness.

Former Astros stars Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio had simple instructions for then-rookie reliever Billy Wagner when he was called up in 1995 -- "Sit there. Don't talk. If we need something, we'll let you know.

Preview the Aug. 17 matchup between the Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Yordan Alvarez took 8 live at-bats against live pitching at the Astros' minor-league facility in Florida and will come to Houston on Sunday.

Billy Wagner was given the jersey No. 13 as a joke while in college at Division III Ferrum College in Virginia. It’s typically not a number any baseball player would like to have, but Wagner, who didn’t have many scholarship offers out of high school,

That player was Hector Neris, who was Designated for Assignment, and had a week to be picked up on waivers. He was not, and elected to become a free agent today rather than being optioned to the minor leagues.

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