The Houston Astros have been playing some excellent baseball of late, but they saw a key player go down with an injury before the final game of their series.

José Ramírez homered for a third straight game, Angel Martínez also went deep and the Cleveland Guardians got a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.

HOUSTON — Astros center fielder Jake Meyers, who missed games on Monday and Tuesday with a right calf ailment, appeared to re-injure his right leg before a pitch was thrown on Wednesday.

Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña, who is recovering from a fractured rib, was replaced on the American League roster for the All-Star Game by the Detroit Tigers’ Zach McKinstry on Wednesday.

Despite losing All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña to a rib injury this week, and missing slugger Yordan Alvarez for almost all of the first half, the Astros continued their stunning roll toward the break, dealing the Los Angeles Dodgers their worst loss ever at Chavez Ravine as if it were the late 2010s all over again.

Carlos Correa’s deal with the Twins was just named one of MLB’s cringiest contracts—and Astros fans may be breathing a sigh of relief.

The Houston Astros are in a familiar spot heading into the All-Star break of the 2025 MLB regular season: atop the American League West. It isn’t a place many e