Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman talk about the current postseason picture in both the AL and NL, they draft the best playoff pitching rotations, Juan Soto hitting his 200th career home run and Jose Altuve’s ejection in San Diego.

The Astros return home Thursday to start their final 2024 homestand, a seven-game set against the Los Angeles Angels and then Seattle. Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi will take the mound for Houston at Minute Maid Park on Thursday, with first pitch slated for 7:10 p.m. CT.

The 2024 MLB postseason is peeking out from over the horizon, and the defending National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks are looking to make another magical postseason run. Much of the circumstance surrounding Arizona's World Series appearance a year ago is happening again in 2024.

On Thursday, a clash of AL West rivals is on the docket, with the Los Angeles Angels (62-90) visiting the Houston Astros (82-70) at 8:10 PM ET.The Astros and Angels are scheduled to square off in

After dropping two of three to start the week, including being shut out last night, the Houston Astros look to get back on the right track with four against the Los Angeles Angels.

In 653 plate appearances, Jose Altuve has tallied 19 homers, 63 RBI, 22 steals, and 89 runs while delivering a .299/.354/.442 slash line. His walk rate is 6.9%, and he's fanning 17.5% of the time.

Dylan Cease pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning and Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Donovan Solano hit consecutive homers in the eighth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the AL West-leading Houston Astros 4-0.

After Grae Kessinger made a diving stop on a ground ball and flipped it to Jeremy Peña to secure the final out in the Houston Astros' 4-3 win over the Padres on Tuesday night, Geoff Blum didn’t hold back with his thoughts on the umpiring he’d just witnessed.