Jose Altuve asked manager Joe Espada to move him out of the leadoff spot and into the second hole for the Houston Astros.

Jose Altuve made a surprising request to Houston Astros manager Joe Espada, prompting a rare lineup change that caught the ...

Jeremy Peña, who says he hit leadoff 'most of my life' before the majors, sets up Jose Altuve twice in win over Detroit ...

With the Houston Astros offense struggling, Jose Altuve slotted second in their batting order Monday for the first time since ...

The Astros are having Jeremy Peña lead off and moved Altuve to the second spot, giving him more time before his at-bats.

Joe Espada praises Hunter Brown after his strong start in the Astros' 7-3 win, plus he discusses Yordan Alvarez's three-run ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just over a year ago at the same ballpark, Houston Astros right-hander Hunter Brown got battered by the ...

Jose Altuve didn’t hesitate last winter when Astros manager Joe Espada asked him to make the move from second base to left ...

For the first time in nearly two years, Jose Altuve did not bat in the leadoff spot when the Houston Astros played the ...

Houston is a solid-but-unspectacular 14-13 on the season and 1.5 games back of the Seattle Mariners in the early American ...

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada had a full-circle milestone with a couple coincidences Tuesday night. The Astros' 5-1 ...

Lance McCullers Jr. says he feels 'really good' the day after throwing 71 pitches in start for Double-A Corpus Christi.