Manager Joe Espada's attempt to explain a walk-off win Sunday trailed off into an appropriate admission. "I don't know, speechless," he said. A depleted Houston Astros team is authoring its hottest stretch of the first half.

The Chicago White Sox acquired a pitcher earlier this week that could easily be flipped at the trade deadline to a pitching-needy team like the Houston Astros.

After holding a 1-0 lead for much of the game, the Twins relinquished the lead in the 9th and Houston went on to win in extra innings to sweep the series against Minnesota.

For a second straight day, the Houston Astros won in walk-off fashion, this time claiming a 2-1 win in 10 innings over the Twins at Daikin Park. It finished a sweep for the Astros, who were held scoreless until the ninth inning Sunday afternoon and totaled four hits. They have won 16 of their last 22 games and are a season-high 11 games above .500.

Joe Ryan fixed the team’s starting pitching problem, but the Astros answered with Hunter Brown in a pitchers’ duel decided in the ninth inning.

Why the Houston Astros must avoid trading top pitching prospect Miguel Ullola before the 2025 deadline to protect their future.

SP: Joe Ryan 7 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (93 pitches, 59 strikes (63%) Home Runs: Brooks Lee (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Jhoan Duran (-.368), Matt Wallner (-.170), Willi Castro (-.148) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins have gone 1-3 over their past four games,

Play him at second base, outfielder or designated hitter and it doesn’t matter. Houston Astros star Jose Altuve keeps producing.

The Houston Astros face many decisions when it comes to their roster, but one of the biggest factors influencing their trades is Jose Altuve.