As right-hander Ronel Blanco labored for 3 2/3 innings in the Houston Astros’ 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, the return of veteran right-hander Justin Verlander gained an additional measure of significance. Verlander will make his first

Immediately after announcing that veteran right-hander Justin Verlander would return to the rotation for the first time in more than two months to start the Wednesday finale of a three-game series against the visiting Boston Red Sox, Astros manager Joe

Yainer Diaz belted his first career walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros overcame an error-prone performance and claimed a 5-4 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday. Diaz drilled a

HOUSTON (AP) — Yainer Diaz’s tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the ninth inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. The Astros tied it on an RBI single by

Astros right-hander Justin Verlander will return from the injured list to start Wednesday’s series finale against the visiting Boston Red Sox, Houston manager Joe Espada confirmed Monday. Verlander has been sidelined since June 9 with neck soreness. The three-time Cy

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Justin Verlander is scheduled to come off the injured list and start the finale of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. “It’s big getting JV on the mound. It’s getting one of

In advance of a critical three-game series starting Monday against the visiting Red Sox, Houston received exactly what it needed from starters Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez over the final two games of a three-game series with the Chicago White