HOUSTON (AP) — Houston shortstop Jeremy Peña was not in the lineup Saturday but was feeling better after leaving the Astros' victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the fifth inning ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to keep their nine-game home win streak alive when they take on the Chicago Cubs. Houston is 49-33 overall and 31-13 at home.

Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena was hit by a pitch on his left side and was forced to leave Friday night's 7-4 win over the Cubs with left rib soreness.

HOUSTON — Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña left Friday night’s 7-4 win over the Chicago Cubs with left rib soreness. Peña was hit by a pitch on his left side in the second inning.

Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly returned to Daikin Park for the first time since the Houston Astros traded them to the Chicago Cubs during the offseason and were greeted by a video tribute before the ...

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The Chicago Cubs visit the Houston Astros Saturday for the second game of their 3-game series at Daikin Park in Houston.

The Houston Astros have been excellent through the first half of the season, with the team leading in the American League West. Coming into the year, the Astros were a hard team to figure out.

The Houston Astros have reached the season's midway point after a red-hot June in which they are 17-6 and lead the AL West by six games over Seattle.

Dave Stewart, a pitching stalwart in the 1980s and 1990s, says the Astros' Hunter Brown is among his top choices to throw baseball's next no-hitter.

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -112, Cubs -107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Friday.