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There are few journalists more respected in the game than USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. We go around the bases with one of the best in the business. Q: The Hader or Brown injury, which has been more devastating for Houston this season if you had to pick one? A: I think the Brown absence has […]
When Major League Baseball released the schedule on August 26th for this upcoming season, the “Dodgers at Daikin” became the most anticipated series for many Astros fans, myself included. The moment is finally here, and to lend the opposing perspective, we catch up with Los Angeles Dodgers Announcer Tim Neverett. Q: When you hit the […]
Cam Smith and his development has been somewhat of a lightening rod for Astros fans and their opinions of Dana Brown. Brown infamously bypassed AA and AAA for Smith last year and called him up after fewer than 50 minor league games. Many fans felt this stunted Smith’s development and potentially ruined him as a […]
Occam’s razor is attributed to a 14th-century friar named William of Ockham. He doesn’t seem to be widely remembered for much else. The simplest explanation is: his idea that the explanation with the fewest elements is probably the most logical one was by far his best work. The Houston Rockets had a disappointing 2025-26 season. […]
After the final buzzer of Game 6 — and the final buzzer of the 2025-26 season for the Rockets — I stood near the locker rooms, waiting for players and coaches to enter one last time. Positioned between the home and visiting locker rooms at Toyota Center, I watched as both teams passed by simultaneously, […] The post What should Rockets learn from another first-round playoff exit? appeared first on ClutchFans .
Squandered is the word of the weekend. It means to waste resources or opportunities through negligence or inaction. In this context, it means leaving runners on base at seemingly every turn. The Red Sox pitched a really good game today. Ranger Suarez threw four shutout innings before leaving the game with hamstring tightness. Tyler Samaniego, […]
Averaging 20.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, Alpern Şengün was the most impactful player for the Rockets against the Lakers this postseason. So, slowing him down and disrupting what makes him effective became critical for the Lakers in Game 6. In previous contests, the Lakers tried to double Şengün, which led him to find […]
Ranger Suarez takes the bump for the Red Sox today in the series finale against the Houston Astros. His first start of the season — a four-run, 4.1 inning performance — came against the Astros, but he’s been much sharper of late. Two of his last three starts were eight-inning shutouts. The Red Sox are […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (13-21) and Boston Red Sox (13-20) play the rubber match of this 3-game weekend series at Fenway Park this afternoon. RHP Cody Bolton (0-1, 5.79 ERA) will start for the Astros vs. BOS LHP Ranger Suarez (2-2, 3.09 ERA). Today will be Bolton’s 1st career appearance at Fenway Park. TODAY’S […]
The Dodgers continue their road trip on Monday night against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is coming off his shortest start of the season, with five innings and four runs (three earned) allowed against the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium. He lasted at least six innings in his previous eight straight starts […]
If reports are to be believed, the Houston Rockets have already made a decision on one of the biggest questions of the offseason. According to The Athletic’s Kelly Iko, the Rockets have “no plans” to move on from either Ime Udoka or Rafael Stone. The report says: “At this juncture, there are no plans to […]
There are two ways a team can lose to end the season: graciously and how the Rockets went out. With the result sealed for pretty much the whole fourth quarter, Houston had plenty of time to make a few questionable decisions. And to be fair, it was less the Rockets as a whole and more […]
The sequence that most perfectly encapsulates today’s loss to the Astros began in the bottom of the third inning. Willson Contreras was at the plate with the bases loaded and just one out; Astros’ starter Spencer Arrighetti was teetering and had just walked the previous two men, and there was more lumber lurking on deck […]
As the Lakers were beginning their beatdown of the Rockets in Game 6 on Friday, the Raptors were helping them in a very dramatic way. In the final seconds of overtime in Toronto, RJ Barrett channeled his inner Tyrese Haliburton and connected on a three to force a Game 7 against the Cavaliers. For a […]
For a second consecutive playoffs, the Houston Rockets had their season end with a terrible offensive showing in a home elimination game at Toyota Center. In 2025, it came in Game 7 at the hands of Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. In 2026, it came in Friday’s Game 6 (recap) versus LeBron James […] The post What now? In latest home playoff dud, Lakers end Rockets’ season appeared first on ClutchFans .
In most circumstances, advancing out of the first round is hardly a celebratory situation, particularly for a Lakers franchise with banners aplenty hanging. It should be little more than the first of a string of checkpoints on the way to raising the Larry O’Brien trophy. But the win over the Rockets was not a normal […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (12-21) and Boston Red Sox (13-19) play the 2nd game of this 3-game weekend series at Fenway Park this afternoon. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (3-0, 2.00 ERA) will start for the Astros vs. BOS LHP Connelly Early (2-1, 2.84 ERA). The Astros will be facing Early for the 1st time in […]
In his four career starts at Fenway Park, Connelly Early has gotten a grand total four runs of support from his teammates. The Red Sox have lost those games by scores of 2-1, 2-1, 3-2, and 4-0. As bad as that is though, I regret to inform you that the Red Sox have been shut […]
After blowing the opportunity to end the series in Game 5, the Lakers, on one day’s rest, came out determined to end the young and hungry Houston’s season Friday night. With a Game 7 looming, a Lakers defensive masterclass combined with offensive ineptitude from Houston led to just 31 first-half points for the Rockets, giving […]
The 10th installment of our Legends Series features longtime manager Terry Collins, who began his career as skipper of the Astros, never enduring a losing season. Q: I want to start in August of 94′ when you guys are 17 over the .500 mark and then the stoppage occurs. You were neck and neck with […]
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Well, the magic ran out last night for the Houston Rockets. After spending two games filling our hearts with the hope, the Rockets essentially laid an egg in Game 6, falling behind in the late first quarter after a somewhat decent start to the game, and they simply never got back into it. The Lakers […]
All season long, when faced with adversity, the Lakers have responded. When LeBron James missed the first 14 games due to sciatica, LA went 10-4 in his absence. After both Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves went down late in the season, the Lakers fought hard to keep the No. 4 spot in the Western Conference. […]
Remember the tv soap opera “As The World Turns”? Maybe in the case of our 2026 Astros, it could be the daily viewing of “As The Losses Mount”. Seemingly with each passing day, it feels as if meaningful baseball in October will elude us once again. Consider just how long ago it actually was, since […]
After taking care of the Rockets in six games, the Lakers will move to the second round for a matchup against the league’s best team in the Thunder. The series will start on Tuesday, May 5. The defending champions ran riot through everyone not named San Antonio this season, then made quick work of Phoenix […]