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Checking in on Cam Smith

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Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images Comparing the rookie to another young outfielder I make no bones about the fact that I am often a buzzkill. I certainly have gotten that reputation on our sister site at Battle Red Blog. I certainly don’t go out of my way to be negative, but I guess as an analyst I tend towards the critical. Every once in awhile it is a good idea to shake … [Read more...] about Checking in on Cam Smith

Astros Prospect Report: June 19th

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Photo by Trevor Gallagher/MLB Photos 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 (37-35) Game 1 - lost 4-0 (BOX SCORE) Brown started for Sugar Land and allowed 3 runs, 2 earned, over 5 innings of work. … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: June 19th

Today in Astros history – June 20

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What happened today in team history? 1965 - Jay Dahl passes After picking up the win from pitching just the day before, Houston Astros 19-year-old rookie Jay Dahl passed away after a fatal injury in a car crash. He was sitting at 5-0 for the Salisbury Astros before his passing. 1970 - Cedeno’s debut At 19-years-old, Astros rookie Cesar Cedeno made his major league debut as … [Read more...] about Today in Astros history – June 20

Kurts walks it off again, lose 6-4 and split series

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After combining for 24 runs in the previous two games, the Astros still couldn’t get the series win Coming off a 20-hit, 11-run night on Wednesday, the Houston Astros came out looking for a series win against the Athletic’s, but they fell short in the same exact fashion as the first game of the series, this time in extra innings. That was only made possible when, down to … [Read more...] about Kurts walks it off again, lose 6-4 and split series