Their left fielder (Oscar Gonzalez) and catcher (Martín Maldonado) signed before spring training this year and their second baseman (Jose Iglesias) and first baseman (Yuli Gurriel) arrived after ...

Nine-hole hitter Martín Maldonado lined one into shallow right field for a fifth-inning single. Two frames earlier, a runner stood on first base and one out. Valdez had already surrendered a run ...

El cubano José Iglesias de 4-2. El boricua Martín Maldonado de 3-0. Por los Astros, el venezolano José Altuve de 4-2. El mexicano Isaac Paredes de 4-0. El cubano Yordan Álvarez de 4-0.

Twenty-five swings against it still yielded only two hits, a groundball that Fernando Tatis Jr. turned into a triple and a Martín Maldonado single. “I felt better than last start,” Valdez said.

He’s a great energy guy. He’s an important part of the club.” Behind the plate, 38-year-old Martín Maldonado gets a second straight pairing with left-hander Kyle Hart in a homecoming.

Tatis also tripled while joining Xander Bogaerts and Martin Maldonado with two hits as San Diego won for the 16th time in 22 games this season. Gavin Sheets contributed an RBI single after ...

Tyler Wade singles to center field. Oscar Gonzalez to second. Martin Maldonado pops out to shallow infield to Christian Walker. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 4, Padres 2. Astros fourth.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward committed a baserunning gaffe that was embarrassing but not costly for the Los Angeles Angels in a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Ward grounded ...