Yusei Kikuchi pairs an alluring arsenal with career ... Friday, he made his Astros debut facing a Rays lineup that featured eight of them. Entering the game, Kikuchi and catcher Victor Caratini ...

Kikuchi exited the game after 5 2/3 innings, allowing three hits, two earned runs and three walks. He finished with 11 strikeouts, the most by an Astros pitcher this season. While Kikuchi arrived ...

HOUSTON — Around 5 p.m. Wednesday, a group of pitching coaches and analysts greeted Yusei Kikuchi inside his new home. He arrived at Minute Maid Park a few hours earlier as the Houston Astros ...

Yusei Kikuchi authored an enticing Astros debut Friday night, offering a glimpse of the strikeout stuff the left-hander and trade acquisition has wielded and struggled to harness across six major ...

Houston Astros Starting Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi dazzled in his debut for the team tonight at home against the Tampa Bay Rays. He tossed 5.2 innings and surrendered two runs while punching out 11 ...

Kikuchi made his debut with the Astros on Friday night against the Tampa ... Fits right in.” Joe Espada on Yusei Kikuchi: "He’s intense. He’s got a little bit of red ass in him.

Kikuchi is scheduled to make his first start with the Astros on Friday versus the Rays in Houston, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. The Astros didn't need to open up a spot in their rotation ...

Houston fans don’t exactly seem thrilled with the addition of Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed arm ... and he should make his Astros’ debut over the weekend at Minute Maid Park during a three ...

August 3 - Yainer Diaz recorded his third consecutive multi-hit game and Yusei Kikuchi matched a franchise record in his debut with the Houston Astros, who rallied for a 3-2 victory over the ...