Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Cubs take game two 4-3 It’s deja vu all over again. For the last three games, the Astros have been forced to use their minor league-quality starters, and for the third straight game, the game was effectively over in the first inning. On Sunday, Hunter Brown surrendered three first-inning runs en route to a 6-0 Nats win. On Tuesday … [Read more...] about Astros Lose Again After Another First Inning Pitching Meltdown
Is time running out on the Astros?
Jeremy Pena reaches back to catch a fly ball in Tuesday’s game at Wrigley Field. | Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Do the Astros have time to reverse their season? Yes. But they don’t have much time to get the team in gear.... Do you remember the famed Houston Chronicle Tombstone for the Astros? Monday marks a memorable 10-year anniversary for the Astros' … [Read more...] about Is time running out on the Astros?
Game 25 Thread. April 24, 2024, 6:40 CT. Astros @ Cubs
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Spencer Arrighetti hopes to staunch the bleeding against the Cubs’ Woodlands product Jameson Taillon Tonight’s matchup: Spencer Arrighetti: 11.57 ERA Jameson Taillon: 1.80 ERA Verlander and Blanco?????????? and pray for rain? Lineups below. … [Read more...] about Game 25 Thread. April 24, 2024, 6:40 CT. Astros @ Cubs
Astros Prospect Report: April 23rd
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 18, 2024: Jesus Bastidas #95 of the Houston Astros hits a single during the seventh inning of a spring training game against the Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on March 18, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images See how the prospects performed last night. Another … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: April 23rd
Astros Crawfish Boil: April 24, 2024
J.P. France | Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images It’s the Wednesday Boil. Welcome to the first day of the rest of the season. Every day that goes by brings us one day closer to the Astros playing decently once again. Now whether that’s this week, this month, or even this season remains to be seen. Remaining optimistic is my forte, so I’ll say the hard times are … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: April 24, 2024