The Astros are 42-18, lead the American League West by 12 games and have four more wins than any other team in Major League Baseball.On Thursday, they made a move to get even better.Houston called up top prospect Francis Martes from Triple-A Fresno. The 21-year-old right-hander needed to be added

Five Fresno Grizzlies collected multiple hits Friday night in the series finale against the Tacoma Rainiers (29-18), in an 8-7 win in 10 innings to split the four-game set. It was just the second extra-inning game in 49 played this season for the Grizzlies (20-29), who have played just two

Francis Martes got in just enough trouble during his Triple-A debut to show he can work his way out of it."He was good, really good. He threw some good breaking balls and several changeups that were pretty good," Fresno pitching coach Dyar Miller said. "His fastball command [was] a little

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Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2017 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Shining star: Francis Martes, RHPAfter years

With only two weeks of Spring Training left, big league clubhouses in Florida and Arizona are thinning out.On Saturday, the Astros assigned two of their top prospects -- right-hander Francis Martes and outfielder Ramon Laureano -- to Minor League camp, while the Twins made a handful of cuts, including their

Francis Martes and Derek Fisher joined the Astros organization less than two months apart in 2014. Almost three years later, they'll be joining Houston together at Spring Training.Martes, the Astros' No. 1 prospect, is ranked 29th overall by MLB.com; Fisher checks in at No. 5 in the organization and No.