1st place in the division feels pretty nice, let’s just go ahead and stay there
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Astros News
- The Astros cruised to a series win and first place in the AL West yesterday thanks to an 8-4 victory over the A’s (Astros.com)
- And here are the video highlights from that win (MLB Video)
- Altuve is on a 14-game hitting streak and friends, let me tell you, the haters are furious (Astros.com)
- The Sugar Land Skeeters won their first home opener as an Astros affiliate with a 7-3 victory over El Paso (Twitter – Mark Berman)
Around the League
- Clayton Kershaw is not loving all these no-hitters lately, which he considers bad for the game when they come so fast and furious (Sports Illustrated)
- Counterpoint: All the no-hitters are good for baseball in general, but not for fans watching the games (The Ringer)
- Old Friend Josh Reddick is back in The Show after the Diamondbacks called him up yesterday (MLB Trade Rumors)
- I’m only including this “article” to show how far around the bend Dodgers fans have gone when it comes to the Astros (Dodger Ways)
- I suppose it’s hard not to think that everything is about you when the national media breathlessly covers an organist trolling Reddick with “I Saw the Sign” as if it hasn’t been done 100 times before (Bleacher Report)
- Tyler Duffey and Rocco Baldelli have both been handed suspensions for their parts in the Yermin Mercedes fiasco in Chicago (MLB Trade Rumors)
- The Yankees are so desperate for some outfield help that they’re reaching out to the Rangers about trading for Delino DeShields (MLB.com)
- Jacob deGrom had a rehab start against some Low-A hitters and it did not end well for them (MLB.com)
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