Final pitch: Villar, Cosart finally bring excitement to Astros’ season
Rookie shortstop Jonathan Villar has changed the Astros’ season in just two games. Villar showed promise Monday during his major-league debut. Tuesday, the 23-year-old initially expected to be promoted...
View ArticleAstros report: Uncertainty dogs Norris, Veras on road trip
Bud Norris doesn’t know anything. Jose Veras is the same. And while the highly tradeable pitchers understand their careers are one phone call away from immediately changing, they entered a 10-game,...
View ArticleFirst pitch: Astros’ Grossman starting in left field vs. Blue Jays
TORONTO — Robbie Grossman is again a starting outfielder for the Astros. The former Cy Fair High School standout will bat second and play left field Sunday during a 12:07 p.m. CT contest against the...
View ArticleFamiliar problems plague Astros in 2-1 loss to Blue Jays
TORONTO — Rookie righthander Jarred Cosart created and evaded trouble for six strong innings, offering another sign his brilliant MLB debut was a real promise for the future, not a meaningless tease....
View ArticleFirst pitch: Oberholtzer named Astros’ fifth starter; Cosart faces Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — Brett Oberholtzer has turned a spot start into a permanent spot. The 24-year-old lefthander was named the Astros’ fifth starter Friday, filling a void created when former No. 1 starter...
View ArticleTwins win in 13 to wash away another strong start by Astros’ Cosart
Box score MINNEAPOLIS — The strings of zeros on big league scoreboards shine. A moving fastball that already has hit 98 mph in the majors showcases a 23-year-old right arm that has been sharper and...
View ArticleAstros outlast A’s off Corporan’s double in 11th
OAKLAND – Rookie Jarred Cosart’s six scoreless innings against the Athletics weren’t enough for him to earn the decision, but catcher Carlos Corporan at least helped the Astros overcome their 22nd...
View ArticleJarred Cosart opts for contract renewal
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Astros on Thursday announced that they had agreed to terms with 30 of their 31 major league players who have fewer than three years of service time. Pitcher Jarred Cosart was the...
View ArticleCosart rewards Porter for keeping the faith
Second-year manager Bo Porter normally doesn’t divulge the conversations he has on the mound with pitchers, but he made an exception Sunday after righthander Jarred Cosart had a great comeback to...
View ArticleDespite lacking ‘best stuff,’ Cosart gets the job done
Astros righthander Jarred Cosart was admittedly not at his best Wednesday in the 9-3 victory over the Royals, but he was good enough to capitalize on the run support at Kauffman Stadium. “Timing is...
View ArticleCosart sees younger brother get drafted higher than he did
MINNEAPOLIS — The second Cosart to be drafted went a lot sooner than the first. One of Astros pitcher Jarred Cosart’s two baseball-playing brothers, righthanded pitcher Jake Cosart, was drafted by the...
View ArticleCosart, Dominguez help Astros even series with Rays
As he normally does between innings, Astros righthander Jarred Cosart went through the dugout and back into the tunnel in hopes of finding refuge Saturday afternoon. He had been feeling ill since the...
View ArticleCosart has fond memories of first matchup with Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Righthander Jarred Cosart couldn’t help but think back to his remarkable major league debut as he returned Tropicana Field on Thursday afternoon. The Astros righthander checked...
View ArticleCosart stifles Rays as Astros snap four-game skid
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Jarred Cosart has found a nice little home at Tropicana Field. The Astros’ impressive young righthander was so comfortable heading into his outing Friday night, he lounged across...
View ArticleJarred Cosart wins fourth straight as Astros snap skid against Braves
Jarred Cosart’s starts have become once-a-week treats, oases sandwiched between four- losing streaks. After a seven-inning, one-run performance in Thursday’s 6-1 Astros victory over the Braves, Cosart...
View ArticleScouting report: Astros at Texas Rangers
Three things to look at in the three-game series against the Rangers: 1. Astros All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve, who snapped a season-high 0-for-13 skid with a leadoff single in the sixth inning of...
View ArticleCosart looking to stop the bleeding
ANAHEIM, Calif. – In his first start since his career-high four-game winning streak was snapped, Astros righthander Jarred Cosart will attempt to be the club’s stopper again. Cosart snapped a pair of...
View ArticleAstros to set up pitching rotation during All-Star break
The Astros will use the All-Star break to rearrange the starting rotation’s order. Veteran righthander Scott Feldman, who was the opening day starter, will start the first game after the break on...
View ArticleMarlins get to Cosart early in second straight win over Astros
Box score Hours before his good friend Jarred Cosart stumbled through the first two innings against the Marlins on Saturday night, righthander Brad Peacock was adamant that he was under the impression...
View ArticleTrade deadline chatter: A’s get Jon Lester; Tigers get David Price
Associated Press Baseball fans were still trying to sort out the dizzying deals for postseason aces Jon Lester and John Lackey, Home Run Derby champ Yoenis Cespedes and All-Star shortstop Asdrubal...
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