Jake Meyers | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Welcome to the Wednesday Boil! I get the feeling Houston is going to hover within five games of .500 all season. A lot of teams would be happy to hover near .500. The White Sox and Colorado, for example. Houstonians, conversely, have in the past decade become accustomed to a certain level of excellence from their MLB … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: May 7, 2025
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Astros Fall Back Behind .500. Lose to the Brewers 4-3
Milwaukee Brewers second base Brice Turang (2) tags out Houston Astros outfielder Jose Altuve (27) on an attempt to steal second base in the eighth inning | Michael McLoone-Imagn Images The Brewers’ four-run first inning all the pop they needed to beat the powerless Stros offense. With one of the weakest offenses in MLB now completely impotent minus Yordan Alvarez, the … [Read more...] about Astros Fall Back Behind .500. Lose to the Brewers 4-3
At age 35, how close is Altuve to Biggio in Astros all-time rankings?
Josh Hader Having A Fine Start To His Season
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images I don’t think this is controversial: The Astros likely overpaid when they signed Josh Hader two offseasons ago. Every contract involving a pitcher carries a risk, and this is no different for Hader, given his annual salary ($19 million in AAV) and the contract length (five years). However, the bullpen would be in worse shape today if … [Read more...] about Josh Hader Having A Fine Start To His Season
Game 36 Thread. May 6, 2025, 6:40 CT. Astros @ Brewers.
Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Hayden Wesneski returns to deliver the Stros from their two-game slide … [Read more...] about Game 36 Thread. May 6, 2025, 6:40 CT. Astros @ Brewers.