{"id":123064,"date":"2026-05-30T01:52:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T05:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=123064"},"modified":"2026-05-30T01:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T05:53:23","slug":"astros-highlights-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/05\/30\/astros-highlights-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Astros Put Up Some Incredible Highlights This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here come the Houston Astros. Objects in the rearview mirror may be closer than they appear. That\u2019s basically what\u2019s happening with the Astros at the moment. <\/span>A weak American League West division, where all five teams have losing records, has kept the season alive for Houston. What looked to be a disastrous season has suddenly shifted into positive momentum as the Astros have started to turn their fortunes around. Let’s take a look at the recent rush of Astros highlights.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Astros Highlights and Wins Piling Up After Slow Start<\/h2>\n

The injuries were devastating, and the pitching was poor. Those areas have improved after a series of roster moves<\/a> earlier this month. The Astros just went through a grueling 10-game road trip and came out of it with seven wins. They were just 2 1\/2 games behind in the American League West and had a 10-5 record going back to May 13 after the series at the Texas Rangers. Their overall record was 26-32 after the road trip, just six games under .500 for the first time in almost two months.<\/p>\n

They are 14-13 overall in the month of May. While that included an impressive sweep of the Chicago Cubs<\/a>, the two series against the Rangers have given the Astros that winning momentum. <\/span>Houston just came off a four-game series in Arlington and won three of them. That might have been the best series win of the year, given the sheer amount of accomplishments and Astros highlights that were accomplished on both sides of the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The No-Hitter<\/h2>\n

The Astros threw their 18th no-hitter in franchise history<\/a> on Monday in a 9-0 win. This was the fifth combined no-hitter in Astros history, which is the most ever in MLB. In historic fashion, it featured the debut of a lifetime. 23-year-old reliever Alimber Santa<\/a> was just called up from Triple-A a few days prior and became just the second player all-time to make his debut as part of a no-hitter. <\/span>Santa threw two perfect innings and closed it out as the Astros had MLB\u2019s first no-hitter since Sept. 5, 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alvarez\u2019s Ferocious Power Hitting<\/h2>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> just made the case why he\u2019s the best hitter in baseball right now<\/a>. He crushed five home runs in a span of three days. Those were the first three games of the series against the Rangers. Alvarez is now up to 20 home runs in the season through just 57 games. It\u2019s tied for the second most in baseball and the most in the AL. He\u2019s set to blow by his career high of 37 and is halfway to 40 in May.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He was the engine to the offensive showcase put on by the Astros during the week in Arlington. Alvarez also became the fifth player in Astros history to hit two homers in two consecutive games. The two home runs he hit on Wednesday were critical to the win, as he tied the game in the second and smashed the go-ahead shot a whooping 448 feet to center field on a 3-0 slider in the eighth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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That’s it build the statue. pic.twitter.com\/USQH3mMgS3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Houston Astros (@astros) May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n