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Jason Castro homered for the second straight game and Matt Dominguez hit a three-run double to help the Houston Astros to their fourth straight win, 5-4, over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

One GM's drastic plan -- underfund the Astros to enrich the farm system -- may one day lead to a dynasty, writes Molly Knight in ESPN The Magazine's Money Issue.

Chris Carter and Matt Dominguez hit consecutive homers during a six-run sixth, Lucas

This whole closer thing is a tough business. Perfection isn't just expected; it's demanded. Slip up once and it's a headline; slip up twice and fans are ready to trade you to Topeka. Slip up three times and your manager usually starts questioning you...

Matt Dominguez hit a three-run homer and Jason Castro added a solo shot to give the Houston Astros a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.

HOUSTON -- Yu Darvish retired the first six batters he faced in Saturday night's 8-7 victory over the Houston Astros, but you could tell early on he didn't have anywhere near the dominant stuff he had April 2 when he was one out from a perfect game. ...

We've brought back the Defensive Player of the Month Award for the 2013 season, and our choice for April, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado, was in the ESPN spotlight with a pair of stories on Tuesday. Defensive Player of the Month April Resu...

In December of 2011, emboldened by a colorful, exciting rebranding and a colorful, exciting, publicly funded stadium, the Miami Marlins signed the jewel of the 2011-12 free-agent class, shortstop Jose Reyes. Miami made room for Reyes by moving franch...

HOUSTON -- There wasn't a day-after celebration of Yu Darvish's near-miss perfect game Wednesday afternoon. Just more strikeouts -- a lot of them -- for Rangers pitchers. Five Rangers took the ball against Houston and all of them drew off of Darvi...

HOUSTON -- The strikeouts piled up for Texas Rangers starter Matt Harrison in the season opener as both pitchers dominated opposing hitters early on. Needing to match Houston's Bud Norris -- who was manhandling Rangers hitters -- Harrison was crui...

HOUSTON -- The Astros scored six runs off Rangers starter Matt Harrison, five of them earned, in an 8-2 victory in Houston's American League debut at Minute Maid Park. What it means: The Rangers lost for the first time in a season opener in five t...

The World Series is over, a little prematurely for some and with a surprise result, and it's officially the offseason. Free agents look for new homes, trades are discussed and perhaps completed, and fantasy owners count down the days until pitch...

Blog | November 08, 2012

Eric Karabell offers up a bold prediction for hitters on all 30 teams for the 2013 fantasy baseball season, discussing many key fantasy options.

Blog | Conversation | November 08, 2012

Justin Maxwell hit a two-run double and Matt Dominguez added a two-run single in Houston's four-run seventh inning as the Astros rallied for a 7-6 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

• Tampa Bay Rays outfielder B.J. Upton smacked three solo home runs Sunday against the Texas Rangers, giving him 21 on the season. Upton is a pending free agent, and while he has generally been a reliable producer of homers and stolen bases, si...

Blog | September 10, 2012

Eric Karabell checks in on the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Sunday's games, including a three-homer game from the Rays' B.J. Upton.

Blog | Conversation | September 10, 2012