Brandon Walter pitches for Houston as the Astros go for a sweep of the Rockies before moving on to Los Angles to face the Dodgers.

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Preview the July 3 matchup between the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez, who has been out for the last two months with a broken right hand,

Yordan Alvarez said he felt pain in his right hand after taking 'some swings' against live pitching in Florida and has been shut down.

The Houston Astros offense cruised through June despite the absence of slugger Yordan Alvarez. Houston's offense will now look to stay hot sans Alvarez through much of July, and possibly into October.

The Astros placed infielder Luis Guillorme on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring Wednesday.

D ENVER - The Houston Astros placed infielder Luis Guillorme on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain before their game Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, the team announced. Infielder Zack Short was called up from Triple-A Sugar Land to replace Guillorme on the active roster.