From identifying Houston's best players to the team's biggest surprises, we address the biggest issues on the roster.

But, for every negative surprise the team has had ... an OPS+ under the league average of 100. The Astros were taking a huge risk coming into the season with their defensive alignment.

Signed to a minor-league deal last winter, Steven Okert has a 1.90 ERA with Astros and has improved his whiff rate to 36%.

Later in the day, the Astros posted video of Smith learning he was headed to the big leagues, as Houston manager Joe Espada had Smith's family make a surprise ... get their season started against ...

Christian Walker and Jeremy Peña had two hits apiece and the Houston Astros scored two runs in the first on errors by Seattle ...

The Astros will host the New York Mets in their season opener at Daikin Park on Thursday. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ...

The Houston Astros are 16-14 heading into Friday and ... The right-hander has a 4-1 record through six starts this season. He owns a 1.22 ERA through 37.0 innings pitched, he has struck out ...