The Astros get another shot at Baltimore's Brandon Young, the Lumberton product who nearly had a perfect game against them last week.

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

Following Houston's 1-0 extra-innings loss on Tuesday night, third baseman Carlos Correa gave an encouraging message in a team meeting to keep faith and move forward. The Astros fell behind early on Wednesday as six batters reached base and five runs scored before Astros' starter Framber Valdez could even record an out.

The Tigers and Astros have met in two wildly different games, despite the same coming out on top. After thumping the Astros 10-0 on Monday night, Detroit and Houston went into extras deadlocked at zero. However, several good at-bats by the Tigers in the 10th inning led to them scoring the game-winning run on a Gleyber Torres.

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

While a team meeting failed to provide an immediate spark Wednesday, the Astros still find themselves in first place despite a rough stretch.

The Astros are a plucky playoff also-ran without Alvarez. They could potentially be World Series contenders with him, if he can return to peak form. Houston's 2025 season is marred by negative injury news. The return of arguably their best hitter might turn the tide on a turbulent year.

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