Welcome to the Thursday Boil.
Welcome to the Thursday Boil.
Houston Astros News
Astros prospect delivers never-recorded history in epic High-A game
Astros 2024 – Will They Be Buyers? (Chipalatta)
Houston Is Dealing with an Astro-Nomical Number of Injuries (FG)
Astros’ Urquidy and Javier both scheduled to have right elbow surgery, possibly Tommy John (SportsMap Houston)
Will Astros match Mariners spending spree for AL West crown? (Chron)
Astros Covering the Bases: Deadline needs, potential all-stars and a banged up rotation (NY Times)
Astros Expected to Pursue Trade for Projected $263 Million Slugger (Heavy — tl;dr Pete Alonso)
AL West News
A’s: Estes takes perfect game into 7th, Athletics beat Mariners (Lewiston Tribune)
Blarts: Ureña’s attempt at a perfect game is halted by a home run, yet the Texas Rangers defeat Detroit Tigers 9-1, preventing (Sports Al Dente)
Halos: Nolan Schanuel ends hitless skid as Angels sweep the Padres (LA Times)
M’s: Seattle Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz optimistic about ailing back (Seattle Sports)
MLB News
3-pitch K, then a HR! Skenes-Ohtani battle features ‘big on big’
Rodón continues to put ‘23 in rearview as Yanks win 7th straight
Each team’s most deserving All-Star
Tauchman shows why he’s ‘the heart’ of Cubs with walk-off blast
New ace climbs to top of SP Power Rankings
Top performers from ‘23 Draft — one from each team
With thrilled parents in the stands, Malloy bashes HR for 1st MLB hit
Real or Fake? Triple-A Minor League teams (check out the quiz section of MLB.COM — it’s got a lot of cool stuff)
For Chris Sale, Could 200 Wins Be the New 300? (FG)
One Fastball Isn’t Enough (FG)
Ryan McMahon and the Kutina Club of Insistently Unsuccessful Basestealers (FG)
Houston Astros Birthdays
OF Ken Ramos (1967-2016) was 0-for-12 in a 14-game look with the 1997 Astros.
1B/LF Dave Bergman (1953-2015) hit .246 with more walks (49) than strikeout (45) in 213 games for Houston from 1978 through 1981.
C Larry Howard (1945-2019) hit six home runs for Houston between 1970 and 1973, hitting .238 in 129 games.