What happened today in team history? 1969 - Astros come back to win Down 6-1 heading into the eighth inning, the Houston Astros came back with three runs in the eighth and three more in the ninth to get the 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on the road. Astros catcher Johnny Edwards delivered the final blow with a two-run single, which ended up being the decisive … [Read more...] about Today in Astros history – May 8
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Last-place Pirates fire manager Derek Shelton, promote bench coach Don Kelly
The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton following a rocky opening month to the season that saw Pittsburgh quickly slip into last place in the NL Central. General manager Ben Cherington made the announcement Thursday. Bench coach Don Kelly will take over for Shelton. The decision comes with Pittsburgh riding a seven-game losing streak that saw its record fall to … [Read more...] about Last-place Pirates fire manager Derek Shelton, promote bench coach Don Kelly
Astros Crawfish Boil: May 8, 2025
LMJ | Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Astros enjoy a day off, preparing to leave .500 behind. Can the Astros leave .500 behind? Hopefully, .500 doesn’t leave the Astros behind instead. Bad luck only explains so much. A 9-1 victory provides much needed relief, as does the day off. Houston has the Reds on tap, and they haven’t defeated Cincinnati in nine years. … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: May 8, 2025
Brown moves up in Starting Pitcher Power Rankings
The Astros’ Second Ace
The last time that Hunter Brown was tagged on MLBTR's pages was almost one year ago. Brown had just thrown a five-inning relief appearance after Cristian Javier failed to advance past the second inning. Houston had been running a six-man rotation and was potentially considering dropping Brown to the bullpen or to Triple-A, as he'd allowed 26 runs over 23 innings through the end … [Read more...] about The Astros’ Second Ace