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Handed a 6-1 lead, Astros starter Colton Gordon could not complete five innings. Goodman hit a solo home run in the first. He ...

This Astros outfielder has taken a big step in returning to the field as he is recovering from an oblique injury.

For four straight years, Joe Espada and Omar López carpooled to work together. When López was named the Astros’ first-base coach prior to the 2020 season, he purposefully rented an apartment ...

Bryan Abreu has been scored upon in just three of his 38 appearances and provided a rare two-inning appearance against Cubs ...

Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena is out of the lineup again on Sunday with a rib injury, but Joe Espada does not seem concerned.

Houston shortstop Jeremy Peña was not in the lineup Saturday but was feeling better after leaving the Astros’ victory over ...

Joe Espada took a leave of absence as bench coach of the Houston Astros last year to spend time with his father when he fell ill with heart complications. “I almost lost him while I was there ...

Astros manager Joe Espada has positive news to share about right-handed pitcher Cristian Javier, who has yet to debut this season ...

Joe has been doing a great job of letting us know what’s expected of us and where he’s thinking of taking the team.” Either Espada or bench coach Omar López is constantly present in the ...

FULSHEAR, Texas — Joe Espada started writing in high school and hasn’t stopped since, documenting four decades of his dreams, defeats and deliberations. He chronicled love and loss, sacrifice ...

HOUSTON — Joe Espada took a leave of absence as bench coach of the Houston Astros last year to spend time with his father when he fell ill with heart complications.