Houston Astros starting pitcher Hunter Brown has taken himself from an underrated, ascending young pitcher to one of the best arms in the MLB in 2025. And he's still finding new ways to raise the bar and impress fans.

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.

Isaac Paredes' hamstring injury hasn't forced him to the IL yet, but Jacob Melton's new ankle injury could lead to a prolonged absence.

Aaron Civale is a Chicago White Sox starting pitcher — for now. The 30-year-old right-hander joined the White Sox this week after he was traded to them by the Milwaukee Brewers. This came after he asked for a trade when was moved to the bullpen as Milwaukee made way for the Major League debut of its top pitching prospect, Jacob Misiorowski.

The Houston Astros, who broke out for 10 runs on Friday to beat the Twins, will have Hunter Brown (8-3, 1.82) pitching against Joe Ryan (7-2, 2.96) on Saturday. When: 3:10 p.m. Saturday, Daikin Park TV: Space City Home Network Radio: 790 AM, 93.3 FM

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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.

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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.