Alex Bregman and Yainer Diaz hit solo homers on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles and a split of the four-game series.

Mauricio Dubón hit a tiebreaking single in the fifth inning, Jeremy Peña added a solo home run and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Thursday for their 12th win in 14 games.

Alex Bregman put Houston ahead with a two-run single in the eighth inning and the surging Astros rallied from five runs down for a 9-6 victory over the New York Mets.

Framber Valdez pitched seven solid innings and Jeremy Peña and Yainer Diaz had three RBIs apiece to give the Houston Astros an 8-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles and complete a three-game sweep.

It’s been an... interesting week, but it ended well for the local nine, so let’s get into it.

The Houston Astros held their first full squad workout Monday in West Palm Beach, where new manager Joe Espada sent a message in a team meeting - this is a World Series contender. While Espada declined to go into the specifics of his speech, players intimated Espada laid out how much talent and experience this club has.

Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña is in a crucial offseason, before his third year for the Astros. Peña has seen the highest of highs - winning both ALCS & World Series MVP and becoming the first rookie shortstop to win a Gold Glove - and some lows in his first two major league seasons. Much of Peña’s offseason has been spent on swing adjustments that should help balance his home run power (26 combined in 2022), and his 2023 improvements to his batting average, walk rate and strikeout rate.

Stories of impact: Unveiling the nominees for the Community Impact Award at the Houston Sports Awards

José Abreu hit a two-run double, José Urquidy pitched six shutout innings in an emergency start and the Houston Astros held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1.

New Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is getting familiar with Houston, attending Tuesday night’s Astros win over the New York Mets.

While Astros’ Jeremy Peña hit a baseball toward third base, a Toronto Blue Jays pitcher attempted to “huff and puff” his bunt ball toward foul territory.

Chas McCormick, Kyle Tucker and Jeremy Peña all homered and combined for six RBIs to help the Houston Astros snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

Children will get a chance to decorate a pair of New Balance cleats that Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña will wear during a game.

So far, baseball's new speed-up rules are working.

World Series MVP and Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña has committed to play in the World Baseball Classic for the Dominican Republic, according to a league source.

For Astros families, it is arguably the most difficult gift to find this holiday season. A Jeremy Peña jersey.

Jeremy Peña has long been passionate about helping children with limited resources get access to sports.

Fans are lining up to see Astros World Series MVP Jeremy Peña as he works a shift at Raising Cane’s in southeast Houston Monday.

He's a standout rookie.

Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Yordan Alvarez are the finalists for American League MVP in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Five years after the Houston Astros won the World Series on the road, the team delivered a championship performance in front of a home crowd at Minute Maid Park Saturday night. The Astros won four runs to one.

Astros rookie shortstop and AL Championship Series MVP Jeremy Peña won his first Gold Glove Award and Houston right fielder Kyle Tucker joined his teammate on the list announced before Game 3 of the World Series.

Houston Astros Jeremy Peña and Kyle Tucker have received a top honor ahead of game 3 of the World Series. They won the 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award for their respective positions.

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Aaron Nola was nowhere near perfect for the Philadelphia Phillies in Houston for Game 1 of the World Series.

Aaron Nola was nowhere near perfect for the Philadelphia Phillies in Houston for Game 1 of the World Series.

Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman delivered big hits and the Houston Astros advanced to the World Series again, finishing a four-game sweep of New York in the AL Championship Series with a 6-5 victory aided by another defensive gaffe from the Yankees.

Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman delivered big hits and the Houston Astros advanced to the World Series again, finishing a four-game sweep of New York in the AL Championship Series with a 6-5 victory aided by another defensive gaffe from the Yankees.

Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña and outfielder Kyle Tucker are named finalists for the 2022 Golden Glove Awards.

The Houston Astros swept the Seattle Mariners in a historic, long-lasting postseason game with a home run by shortstop Jeremy Peña Saturday night.

The Astros are getting a little break right now but the city is still getting pumped up for the postseason!

Jose Altuve and Jeremy Peña hit back-to-back home runs off Robbie Ray to begin the game, and the Houston Astros roughed up the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner in an 8-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners that completed a three-game sweep.

Angels star Mike Trout finished 0 for 11 with nine strikeouts in a three-game series and Los Angeles hitters fanned 20 times overall in a 4-2 loss to the Houston Astros.

Giancarlo Stanton homered against Houston’s José Urquidy with one out in the seventh inning, ending the New York Yankees’ hitless drought at 16 1/3 innings and spoiling the Astros’ efforts to throw a second consecutive no-hitter in the Bronx.

The Houston Astros have activated rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña from the injured list and optioned outfielder Chas McCormick to Triple-A Sugar Land.

The Houston Astros have placed star rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña on the 10-day injured list with left thumb discomfort.

Kyle Tucker extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, and the AL West-leading Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Rangers.

The Astros tied the MLB record for most home runs in an inning, hitting five off Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi as part of a nine-run second to help Houston rout Boston 13-4.

Jose Altuve and rookie Jeremy Peña hit solo homers and Kyle Tucker’s RBI single in the ninth inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Yordan Alvarez hit a solo homer and rookie Jeremy Peña added a two-run shot to back up another solid start from Jake Odorizzi and help the Houston Astros to a 3-0 win over the Seattle Mariners.

Jeremy Peña hit a three-run home run, Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman also connected, and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-7, extending their winning streak to four games.

Jeremy Peña was the hero on Sunday afternoon, delivering a walk-off home run in extra innings to send the Houston Astros to an 8-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Alex Bregman put the Astros ahead with a two-run single in the fifth, and José Urquidy yielded four hits over five innings in Houston’s 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

The Astros reached the World Series for the third time in five seasons last year before falling to the Braves in six games.