BRYAN ABREU NEWS

Records first save Wednesday Abreu picked up the save Wednesday against Boston, striking out two while allowing two hits and no walks in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact With All-Star closer Josh Hader (shoulder) on the injured list, Abreu was called upon to protect a three-run lead and secured his first save of the season. The hard-throwing right-hander has been Houston's top setup man in 2025 -- he has 25 holds this year -- so he stands out as the team's favorite for saves while Hader is on the shelf. Abreu has a shiny 1.64 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 81:25 K:BB across 55 innings this season.

AUGUST 14 • ROTOWIRE

Hunter Brown reaches 10 victories, helping the Astros beat the Red Sox 4-1

Hunter Brown allowed only a run in 6 2/3 innings for his 10th victory, Jeremy Peña and Yainer Diaz homered and the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night

AUGUST 14 • Associated Press

Astros won't name fill-in closer While Abreu "would seem a logical choice" to take over as the Astros' closer following the injury to Josh Hader (shoulder), per Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle, manager Joe...

Impact Abreu has been phenomenal again this season, collecting a 1.67 ERA and 79:25 K:BB over 54 innings. The right-hander is the best bet to handle most of the save chances for the Astros while Hader is shelved, but Espada seems to be leaning toward more of a committee approach. With Hader unavailable, Bennett Sousa earned his fourth save of the season in Monday's win over the Red Sox. Abreu, Sousa, Steven Okert, Bryan King and Shawn Dubin could all be in the mix for saves for Houston while Hader is out.

AUGUST 13 • ROTOWIRE

Alexander allows 1 hit in 6 innings, Altuve hits 250th career homer as Astros beat Yankees 7-1

Jason Alexander pitched one-hit ball through six innings, Jose Altuve hit his 250th career homer and the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Yankees 7-1 after New York manager...

AUGUST 10 • Associated Press

Yainer Diaz homers as the Astros beat the Nationals to stop a 5-game slide

Yainer Diaz and Mauricio Dubón each had three hits, and the Houston Astros beat the Washington Nationals 7-4 to stop a five-game slide

JULY 30 • Associated Press

Young walks it off and Mariners top Astros in 11 innings

Rookie second baseman Cole Young hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros

JULY 20 • Associated Press

Christian Walker, Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve homer in Astros' 5-1 win to complete sweep of Dodgers

Christian Walker, Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve each homered, Ryan Gusto threw six strong innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to complete their first thr...

JULY 6 • Associated Press

2025 MLB All-Star picks: The 64 players who should be selected

Here are the players playing in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta.

JULY 4 • FOX SPORTS

Victor Caratini's 3rd career grand slam leads the Astros past the Rockies 6-5

Victor Caratini hit his third career grand slam, Christian Walker went 3 for 4 with an RBI and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5

JULY 2 • Associated Press

Jose Altuve homers and Framber Valdez tosses six shutout innings in Astros' 2-0 win over Cubs

Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer and Framber Valdez tossed six shutout innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0

JUNE 29 • Associated Press

Cam Smith hits an RBI single in the 8th to give Astros 2-1 win over Phillies

Cam Smith hit an RBI single in the eighth inning to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies

JUNE 26 • Associated Press

Hummel's solo homer in 8th gives Astros win over Phillies

Cooper Hummel hit a solo home run in the eighth inning and Framber Valdez and two relievers combined for a four-hitter to give the Houston Astros a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Ph...

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Dubón hits 2 homers and Hader retires Trout to save Astros' 8-7 win over Angels

Mauricio Dubón homered twice and Josh Hader stayed perfect in 19 save chances this season by getting Mike Trout to line out to center field with a runner on second as the Houston A...

JUNE 22 • Associated Press

Kurtz does it again with homer off Hader in 10th to lift Athletics over Astros

Nick Kurtz hit a two-run homer off closer Josh Hader in the 10th inning to give the Athletics a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Takes rare loss Abreu (1-3) allowed two earned runs on one hit and one walk without recording an out to take the loss Monday against the Athletics.

Impact Abreu entered the game in the ninth inning with the score knotted at 1-1. He walked Brent Rooker and then served up a two-run home run to Nick Kurtz, which marked the first runs that Abreu surrendered since May 23. Overall, he has 29 scoreless efforts in 32 appearances for the season while also racking up 18 holds.

JUNE 17 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Kurtz homers in 9th inning for second straight day to give Athletics 3-1 victory over Astros

Nick Kurtz homered in the ninth inning for the second straight day and the Athletics beat the Houston Astros 3-1

JUNE 17 • Associated Press

Kurtz ends A's pitching duel vs. Astros with walk-off homer WEST SACRAMENTO – Nick Kurtz knew it was gone as soon as it left his bat. In a game that was tightly contested until the end on Monday night...

JUNE 17 • MLB.COM

Rookie Cam Smith hits walkoff single to give Astros a thrilling 3-2 win over Twins

Rookie Cam Smith hit a tiebreaking RBI single off closer Jhoan Duran with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Houston Astros a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday

JUNE 14 • Associated Press

McCullers outduels Skenes for 1st win since 2022 as Astros blank Pirates 3-0

Lance McCullers Jr. pitched six sparkling innings for his first win since 2022, and Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes hit late home runs as the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh...

JUNE 4 • Associated Press

Hunter Brown first to 8 wins after allowing 1 hit in 6 innings as Astros beat Rays 1-0

Hunter Brown allowed one hit in six innings to become the first eight-game winner in the majors, and the Houston Astros edged the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 to split a four-game series

JUNE 1 • Associated Press

Bounces back Abreu threw a scoreless eighth inning, allowing one walk and striking out two to earn a hold Saturday against the Mariners.

Impact Abreu had a rare ineffective outing Friday, allowing two earned runs while taking his second loss of the season. He immediately bounced back Saturday to tally his 13th hold of the campaign, and he has now delivered a scoreless effort in 22 of his 24 appearances.

MAY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Bounces back Abreu threw a scoreless eighth inning, allowing one walk and striking out two to earn a hold Saturday against the Mariners.

Impact Abreu had a rare ineffective outing Friday, allowing two earned runs while taking his second loss of the season. He immediately bounced back Saturday to tally his 13th hold of the campaign, and he has now delivered a scoreless effort in 22 of his 24 appearances.

MAY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Astros capitalize on Mariners' early errors and hold on for 2-1 win

Christian Walker and Jeremy Peña had two hits apiece and the Houston Astros scored two runs in the first on errors by Seattle and held on for a 2-1 win over the Mariners

MAY 24 • Associated Press

Charged with loss, blown save Abreu (1-2) was charged with the loss and a blown save in Friday's 5-3 loss to Seattle after allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in 1.1 innings. He struck out two.

Impact It was the third blown save of the season for Abreu, who is now 0-for-3 in save situations in 2025. Even so, Friday marked his first time allowing a run since April 9, so the right-hander doesn't appear to be in jeopardy of dropping down Houston's bullpen hierarchy despite this showing. Abreu has been a key setup man behind closer Josh Hader, with the former logging a 1.99 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 28:12 K:BB over 22.2 innings this year.

MAY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Charged with loss, blown save Abreu (1-2) was charged with the loss and a blown save in Friday's 5-3 loss to Seattle after allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in 1.1 innings. He struck out two.

Impact It was the third blown save of the season for Abreu, who is now 0-for-3 in save situations in 2025. Even so, Friday marked his first time allowing a run since April 9, so the right-hander doesn't appear to be in jeopardy of dropping down Houston's bullpen hierarchy despite this showing. Abreu has been a key setup man behind closer Josh Hader, with the former logging a 1.99 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 28:12 K:BB over 22.2 innings this year.

MAY 24 • ROTOWIRE