Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

Two days after he was forced to leave the game before first pitch, Jake Meyers was put on the IL with a calf strain.

Jeremy Peña's breakout season remains on hold as he recovers from a rib fracture but the Astros' All-Star shortstop got a promising update.

Meyers joins a growing list of Astros out of action, including Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Peña, Spencer Arrighetti, J.P. France, Brendan Rodgers, Zach Dezenzo, Jacob Melton, Chas McCormick, Luis Garcia, Cristian Javier, Ronel Blanco, Hayden Wesneski, and more. Despite all the injuries, Houston is 55-38 and hold a seven-game lead in the AL West.

From the perspective of Chandler Rome of The Athletic, an Astros insider, the latest saga in the Astros' injury woes warrants further evaluation. His article was brought about due to Jake Meyers, who had been dealing with a calf issue, suffering a setback as he was gearing up to play in Wednesday night's game against the Cleveland Guardians.

The Houston Astros have been playing like the best team in baseball over the past several weeks, which has made it easy for many to overlook the troubling injur

The Houston Astros are looking to bounce back in a big way as they host the Texas Rangers for a three-game weekend series starting Friday night, airing exclusively on CW39. This isn't just another division clash.

Stephen Parello of Climbing Tal's Hill laid out the strong case for Espada to earn the AL Manager of the Year Award from Major League Baseball at the end of the season.