Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to the Friday Boil! Welcome to the Friday Boil! I find it hard to believe that the regular season is already halfway over for the Houston Astros. Sometimes we take these games for granted, always conveniently forgetting the misery of no baseball for four months. Seize the day, and enjoy it while you can. Go Stros! Houston Astros … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: June 30, 2023
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Astros Prospect Report: June 29th
GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 10, 2021: Pedro Leon #10 of the Glendale Desert Dogs bats against the Mesa Solar Sox at Camelback Ranch on November 10, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images See how the prospects performed last night. Another day of minor league action is in the book. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: June 29th
Tucker has 5 RBIs, Bergman hits slam and Astros rout Cards and Wainwright 14-0
Kyle Tucker homered and drove in five runs, Alex Bregman hit his third grand slam this season and the Houston Astros blew out Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 14-0. Houston had 18 hits, its most since Sept. 10, 2019, against Oakland. Bregman, Yainer Diaz and Corey Julks had three hits each. Tucker hit a two-run single in a six-run second that included Jose Altuve’s … [Read more...] about Tucker has 5 RBIs, Bergman hits slam and Astros rout Cards and Wainwright 14-0
Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Walker wins 5th straight start as Phillies beat Cubs 3-1
Kyle Schwarber homered on the game’s first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. Bryce Harper drove in two runs. Trea Turner had two hits and scored a run, helping the Phillies win for the 18th time in 23 games. Schwarber, the former Cub, got things started with a drive to right against Kyle Hendricks … [Read more...] about Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Walker wins 5th straight start as Phillies beat Cubs 3-1
Astros Show No Mercy. Pummel Cards 14-0
Astros catcher Yainer Diaz (21) hits an RBI double against the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning at Busch Stadium | Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports Astros win the hit contest 18-4 I hope the Astros saved some runs for the Rangers tomorrow. But I choose to believe that 24 runs in the last two games are just the beginning of something even better. The Astros got to St. … [Read more...] about Astros Show No Mercy. Pummel Cards 14-0