Jake Meyers & Isaac Paredes | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The Astros are a .500 team. They play another .500 team tonight. Same as it ever was. Every team starts the season at .500 (technically, 0-0 is .000, but it’s also .500, kinda). After 34 games, Houston is still even with the starting line. On the plus side, tonight’s foe, the Milwaukee Brewers, are … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: May 6, 2025
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Braves pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver has no-hit bid vs Reds broken up in 8th inning
AJ Smith-Shawver’s bid for a no-hitter was broken up when Santiago Espinal led off the eighth inning with a clean single to center field, giving the Cincinnati Reds their first hit against the Atlanta Braves pitcher Monday night. Espinal’s base hit came on the 93rd pitch from Smith-Shawver, who worked into the eighth inning for the first time as a professional. Smith-Shawver … [Read more...] about Braves pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver has no-hit bid vs Reds broken up in 8th inning
Astros Prospects of the Month: April
Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images See who was hot during the month of April Let’s take a look at the best performances in the Astros system in April. *Just a note, these are my picks for the month* AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys HITTER: Shay Whitcomb, INF April Stats: 25 G, .255 BA/.349 OBP/.574 SLG, 12 2B, 6 HR, 17 RBI, SB Whitcomb got off to a bit of a slow start … [Read more...] about Astros Prospects of the Month: April
Reds rookie Tyler Callihan breaks his forearm trying for catch on inside-the-park homer
Cincinnati Reds rookie left fielder Tyler Callihan broke his left forearm while attempting a sliding catch on a play that turned into an inside-the-park home run in a 4-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. With two outs in the third inning, Callihan was chasing down a flyball from Matt Olson and briefly made the grab before crashing hard into the padded wall in foul territory along … [Read more...] about Reds rookie Tyler Callihan breaks his forearm trying for catch on inside-the-park homer
Quite a spectacle: Padres manager Mike Shildt got so mad he threw his glasses at Yankee Stadium
Mike Shildt had seen enough, and he was so angry with plate umpire Adrian Johnson that he tossed his glasses. A tantrum by San Diego's manager following the first major league ejection of star slugger Fernando Tatis Jr. fired up the Padres, who overcame a three-run deficit in the eighth inning to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 and extend their winning streak to six. Tatis was … [Read more...] about Quite a spectacle: Padres manager Mike Shildt got so mad he threw his glasses at Yankee Stadium