The Crawfish Boxes

What happened today in team history? 1963 - Aspromonte lives up to his promise After making a promise to a little leaguer who is recovering in Houston from a lightning strike that he will hit a home run, Colt .45s infielder Bob Aspromonte smacks a grand slam to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 in the 10th inning. He would end up doing the same thing exactly one year later, hitting … [Read more...] about Today in Astros history – June 11

Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Lance McCullers bit by the no-command bug Tonight, Wild Lance McCullers took to the mound for the Astros. No matter that his opponent, the last-place Chicago White Sox, had only won six road games before tonight. When this version of Lance shows up, bad things happen. McCullers managed to survive five innings, but gave up four runs on four … [Read more...] about Chi-Sox Take Down Astros Yet Again, 4-2

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Hitting for more power? Check. Pulling the ball more in the air? Check. Noticeable plate discipline improvement? Check. Chasing fewer sliders and sweepers? Check. Back to punishing the ever-loving snot out of four-seam fastballs? Check. Jeremy Peña’s 2025 season illustrates that not all improvement is linear. The strides he exhibited as a … [Read more...] about Jeremy Peña Is Checking All Of The Boxes

David Richard-Imagn Images Who should represent the Astros in the All-Star game? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Houston Astros fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey … [Read more...] about Astros Reacts Survey

Erik Williams-Imagn Images Lance McCullers gets a start against the AL’s cellar-dweller after extra rest. Here are the AL West standings: And here are tonight’s lineups. … [Read more...] about Game 66 Thread. June 10, 2025, 7:10 CT. White Sox @ Astros