The Houston Astros (11-20) are favored on the moneyline (-120) in Friday’s contest with the Seattle Mariners (17-14). Game time is at 8:10 PM ET on SCHN.
The Houston Astros (11-20) host the Seattle Mariners (17-14) on Friday to kick off a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. The contest begins at 8:10 PM ET.
They look nothing like that team so far this season, and with Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Washington Nationals, the Astros find themselves at the bottom of the American League standings with a shocking 7-16 record.
The Washington Nationals (8-11) play at home against the Houston Astros (7-14) at Nationals Park. The game is set to start at 4:05 PM ET on Saturday. This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Astros will send Ronel Blanco (2-0) to the mound, while Trevor Williams (2-0) will answer the bell for the Nationals.
We're not even three weeks into the 2024 MLB season and while pitchers seem to be getting injured at an alarming rate, a number of unexpected starters are making waves early on.
Cristian Javier and Ronel Blanco have been solid....but what will we get from the rest of the rotation? Sure, the headline is tongue in cheek. But the point is that Cristian Javier and Ronel Blanco have been solid starters for the Astros, but the rest of rotation fell off a cliff last week.
Where would the Astros be without Ronel Blanco? Possibly even in worse shape than right now. Of Houston’s five wins, Blanco has started in three of those victories, including Saturday’s much-needed two-run, six-inning performance against the Rangers.
Facing the Astros, again Texas Rangers lineup for April 13, 2024 against the Houston Astros: starting pitchers are Andrew Heaney for the Rangers and Ronel Blanco for the Astros.
Every MLB season brings its own set of surprises, some pleasant and others not. Two weeks after MLB opened its season in South Korea, here are 10 early surprises. All records and stats are through Monday's games.
Two starts into the season and the Houston Astros early-season ace Ronel Blanco is having the best start to a season in over 60 years. Blanco backed up his no-hitter with another great performance.
Ronel Blanco followed up his no-hitter with six innings of one-hit shutout ball and Yordan Alvarez slugged a three-run homer as the Houston Astros recorded a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday night at Arlington, Texas.
Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco flirted with history on Sunday night.
Houston Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco is making a strong argument to stay in the starting rotation after Justin Verlander and Jose Urquidy return from the injured list.
The Houston Astros started the year off being swept by the New York Yankees, which, to many, was a massive disappointment against the rival. They then began a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays with a performance to remember from Ronel Blanco, who threw a no-hitter to open the series and get the Astros their first win of the year.
He didn’t become a full-time pitcher until the age of 18. He was working at a car wash in his native Dominican Republic until the Houston Astros signed him for a mere $5,000 at age 22.
Looking through the history books, you can always find things that tie World Series winners together whether it’s through the movement of players or finding common ground in statistics.
The Houston Astros didn’t begin the 2024 season in the way that they would have hoped. They were swept by the New York Yankees in their four-game opening series, and it’s quite a rarity to witness the Astros struggle.
Ronel Blanco pitched the 17th no-hitter in Astros history while Kyle Tucker and Yainer Diaz recorded multi-homer games as Houston pounded out a 10-0 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
Houston Astros fans on Monday got treated to some early-season excitement courtesy of pitcher Ronel Blanco and play-by-play announcer Todd Kalas.
Five games into the 2024 season, we have the first no-hitter of the year.
Getting no-hit is starting to become an annual tradition for the Toronto Blue Jays. Last year, the Detroit Tigers threw a combined no-hitter against the Blue Jays in early July.
Ronel Blanco pitched the 17th no-hitter in Astros history while Kyle Tucker and Yainer Diaz recorded multi-homer games as Houston pounded out a 10-0 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
Right-hander Ronel Blanco will start the 2024 season in the Astros’ rotation, manager Joe Espada announced.
The Houston Astros called up Ronel Blanco from Triple-A Sugar Land for his 2023 debut as a starter as the team shifts to a six-man pitching rotation. Houston is deploying a deeper rotation to account for the team playing 17 consecutive games, as the Astros are currently seven games into that stretch.
Ronel Blanco wasn't destined to make his Major League debut last season. The Houston Astros reliever started 2022 as a non-roster invite, and after impressing the front office and manager Dusty Baker during spring training, his contract was selected.
After a fruitful spring training, Ronel Blanco was awarded a seat on the Houston Astros 28-man roster in April. And appearing in seven games, the righty couldn't carry his success into his first Major League opportunity.
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