For a third day in a row, Astros pitching puts the team on their back After back-to-back days of shutting the Philadelphia Phillies out, the Houston Astros came out for the third game of the series and This whole series has been about pitching, and Hunter Brown continued that trend today. His seven shutout innings moved his ERA down an MLB-best 1.74. Hunter Brown’s final … [Read more...] about Brown Dominates, Astros complete the sweep of the Phillies; win 2-1
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Hunter Brown and Cam Smith Team Up To Sweep Phillies. Take Game Three, 2-1
Erik Williams-Imagn Images Brown goes seven scoreless and Smith delivers game-winner in the eighth How many games can a team with a hospitalized pitching staff continue to win scoring two runs or less? I must say, the Astros pitching staff displayed a precipitous decline in efficiency today, but somehow managed to win anyway. After executing two shutouts against the … [Read more...] about Hunter Brown and Cam Smith Team Up To Sweep Phillies. Take Game Three, 2-1
Dodgers right-hander Clayton Kershaw strikes out 5, moves closer to 3,000 career strikeouts
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw inched closer to 3,000 career strikeouts on Thursday, fanning five in six innings against the Colorado Rockies. Kershaw has 2,997 strikeouts in his 18-year career, three short of becoming the 20th major leaguer to reach the milestone. The 37-year-old would be the third active pitcher to reach the mark behind Justin Verlander and … [Read more...] about Dodgers right-hander Clayton Kershaw strikes out 5, moves closer to 3,000 career strikeouts
Astros Prospect Report: June 25th
Photo by Rob Tringali/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images See how the prospects performed last night. Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (39-38) lost 14-8 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Bastidas RBI single. They got … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: June 25th
Today in Astros history – June 26
What happened today in team history? 1972 - What a way to start To kick off a game between the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres, the first five Astros hits to start the game were all home runs. All these runs do is bring the Astros back to a 7-7 tie, one that they would break soon after and win 14-7. 1988 - Biggio’s debut Making his major league debut at catcher, Astros … [Read more...] about Today in Astros history – June 26