The Morning Drive with Dan

Moving on now from their weekend trip to Petco Park to face the Padres, the Astros drop their second consecutive series following yesterday's 7-2 loss to San Diego. Still leading the AL West Division by half a game now, and travelling to San Francisco now to tee off their next 3-game series against the Giants, Astros broadcaster Steve Sparks joins Dan reflecting on Houston's recent weekend series...

With Training Camps across the league underway, fans are primed and ready for football season after last night's astounding 2026 Hall of Fame Game showdown between the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals. Focusing on the Texans over at the Houston Methodist Training Center, Texans Insider Aaron Wilson takes a moment to join Dan following last night's first official kick-off of pro football...

Closing their 3-game series following yesterday afternoon's rubber match against the Blue Jays, the Astros go on to drop the series to Toronto after falling short late in the 10th inning 5-4, resulting in their first series loss since their return from the All-Star break against the Baltimore Orioles. Moving on to San Diego to take on the Padres for the weekend and accounting for some things done...

Moving on from the Trade Deadline with teams now solidified for the 2026 season and not making a total huge splash before the deadline's expiration, the Astros go on to make a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, coincidentally during their 3-game stint here in Houston. Sending Astros RHP Spencer Arrighetti to the Blue Jays dugout just hours before tee-off in exchange for Toronto's OF Daulton Varsho,...

Now that the Trade Deadline has officially come and gone, the Houston Astros make a relatively surprising splash just before the deadline's expiration by acquiring their current series opponents' OF Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays. Not long before the deadline's initial close and hours before Houston/Toronto's Game 1 tee-off, the Astros send their RHP Spencer Arrighetti to Toronto in exc...

Moving on from July and entering August now, Major League Baseball's league-wide legal tampering period known as the Trade Deadline is expected to come to a close later this afternoon as teams make their final roster moves. Focusing on Houston and the Astros, the Astros appear to be in a pretty solid spot ahead of today's deadline following their weekend sweep over the Rangers. Predicting and hash...

Returning to Daikin Park following their 6-game road trip, in which they won 5 of 6, the Houston Astros clinch the AL West Division's top seed and now play .500 baseball for the first time since the season's start in late March/early April. Looking to take on the Blue Jays for their next 3-game series and also now well-positioned before today's deadline with the intent of going 'all in' in efforts...

With yesterday morning's early news conference amping up the start of Training Camp for the Houston Texans, lots of excitement is brewing at the Houston Methodist Training Center regarding the organization's first official team practice. Entering Day 2 now and evaluating some things seen and noted from yesterday's practice, staff writer for the Houston Chronicle Jonathan Alexander weighs in on a f...

Travelling to Chicago over the recent weekend and taking 2 of the 3 games from the White Sox, the Astros are on a bit of a heater as they roll on to Anaheim to face the Angels, thus far taking 2 games already with hopes of clinching the series sweep later tonight before returning home to Daikin to take on the Texas Rangers. Having won 7 of their last 10 games now and tightening the division race,...

Winding down the summer months now as we approach the end of July, the rise of America's highly praised and fan-favorite gridiron sport known as football inches back on the horizon again as all 32 teams now meet for the official start of their Training Camps. Focusing on Houston and the Texans, Texans Insider Aaron Wilson joins Dan following the initial kickoff of Texans Training Camp, sharing a b...

Winning their series over the White Sox and travelling to Anaheim to take on the Angels for their next 3-game road series, the Astros make a remarkable comeback following a late 9th-inning rally last night, pushing them to a 6-4 victory. Seeming as a definite loss for Houston throughout the first 8 innings, the Astros find a way to rally to victory, with a huge part of last night's win stemming fr...

Back on the road again, the Astros travel up to Chicago to take on the White Sox for their first 3-game road series since returning from the All-Star break. Sweeping the Marlins at Daikin just before their departure to Rate Field and taking 2 out of the 3 games from the White Sox, Houston looks to be shaking back into gear following their rough series back from the league's midseason break against...