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 ...

The Houston Astros know they need starting pitching to push forward in their pursuit of the American League West, and they ...

With the undermanned Astros’ offense struggling to score runs, the starting pitchers are being left with little margin for ...

Houston's Framber Valdez threw a no-hitter in the Astros' 2-0 win against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. Valdez retired the first 12 batters, with six strikeouts, before ...

Valdez threw the 16th no-hitter in Houston Astros history. Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez warms up before the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland ...