Alvarez, who last played for Houston on May 2, recorded two hits and stole a base during a rehab start at Double-A Corpus Christi. He is not expected to play Wednesday, according to Astros manager Joe Espada, and Alvarez could rejoin Houston as early as this weekend's series against the Baltimore Orioles.

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The Houston Astros are predicted to take Texas Christian University standout outfielder in an early MLB mock draft

The Tigers won a pitching duel between Tarik Skubal and Hunter Brown on a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning on Tuesday.

Gleyber Torres drew a 10th-inning walk to send home Wenceel Pérez and give the Detroit Tigers a 1-0 win over Houston, the Astros third consecutive shutout loss.

Hunter Brown pitched six shutout innings against the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros' bullpen delivered three scoreless innings. Consid

The Houston Astros received a lot of criticism when they decided to trade All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs.

Tigers' reliever Will Vest compared the Cy Young contenders matchup to watching Pedro Martinez face Roger Clemens.