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Abreu suffered yet another late inning failure last night in taking the loss against the Mariners. At this point, it’s kind of past ugly. This is full blown concern. What is wrong with Bryan Abreu? Abreu has been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball for the last four seasons. He’s recorded at least […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (9-5) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE) Ullola started for Sugar Land and allowed 1 run over 2.2 innings before leaving with an injury. It appeared to be leg related and not arm related. Fleury went the next […]
The Houston Astros (6-8) are in Seattle (5-9) for the second game of a four-game series with the Mariners as they seek to end a five-game slide. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. will be on the mound for the Astros opposite RHP Luis Castillo and the Mariners. ABOUT MCCULLERS: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. is set to […]
Christian Walker is not in the Astros starting lineup tonight. He appears to tweak something in last night’s game: This was something listed in today’s Crawfish Boil as a situation to watch. Walker did attempt to get ready to play tonight: Through 14 games and 53 AB, Walker is batting .321 with a .390 OBP […]
The latest news on the Houston Astros and from around MLB: Tatsuya Imai is having trouble adapting to life in MLB at a time his team really needs him to be the star he’s shown he can be in Japan: In the meantime, Christian Vazquez will remain Imai’s personal catcher: Is there an injury concern […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (8-5) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE) Lambert started for Sugar Land and pitched really well allowing 1 run over 6 innings while striking out 8. The offense got on the board in the bottom of the 6th […]
The Houston Astros (6-7) travel to the Mariners (4-9) this evening in Seattle in the first game of a three game series. Astros game three starterRHP Tatsuya Imai will make his thirdstart of the season for the Astros, this time opposite RHP Emerson Hancock and the Mariners. Friday’s TILT: The Astros and Mariners will play the first game of […]
The latest news on the Houston Astros and from around MLB: Spencer Arrighetti was dealing in what should be his last start for the Sugar Land Space Cowboys before joining the Houston Astros: Has ABS finally made the strike zone fair for Jose Altuve? Should the Astros consider signing Cam Smith to an extension? Flashback: […]
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” — Robert Burns Often the best judge of a general manager’s character is not what happens when things go according to plan, but what happens when those plans go sideways. In some sense, fans will want to hold Dana Brown accountable for not having […]
In our fifth installment of our Legends Series, we sit down with Art Howe, who’s chosen the Bayou City as his permanent home. Art’s heroics as a player would ultimately launch the Astros into their first ever post-season appearance. As a manager, he’d go on to win 392 games with the Astros, developing the eventual […]
The latest news on the Houston Astros and from around MLB: Astros making roster moves: While it would be franchise malpractice not to put Cristian Javier on the IL after he left his last start after just one inning with shoulder pain, there is some encouraging news: Tatsuya Imai’s slider is unique, and that is […]
Astros fans, at this point in the season, it doesn’t matter if you’re a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty kind of fan, I’m here to tell you there is no need to panic. Just like after the first series of the season, when I said it was far too soon to get worked up over a rough […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (6-5) lost 3-1 (BOX SCORE) Gordon started for Sugar Land and pitched really well striking out 5 over 5.1 innings allowing just one unearned run. The pen allowed a couple of runs as Tacoma extended their […]
The fourth installment of our Legends Series features former Astros second baseman Bill Doran. Doran spent 9 of his 12 major league seasons in Houston. A 6th round selection in the 1979 Draft, he’d become a fan favorite of Astros fans all around the world. Q: Let’s start at the beginning. The call up in […]
An awful road trip got even worse as the Astros were swept by the Colorado Rockies, falling under .500. You know those days where nothing goes right straight from the jump? The Astros do too. Today was one of those days. Looking to salvage the finale of a 3 game series against the Rockies in […]
The Houston Astros (6-6) seek to salvage the finale of this 3-game series with the Colorado Rockies (5-6) in Denver. RHP Cristian Javier will be on the mound for the Astros opposite RHP Michael Lorenzen and the Rockies. TODAY’S ASTROS STARTER: RHP Cristian Javier is set to make his third start of the season. In […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (6-4) lost 1-0 (BOX SCORE) Alexander started for Sugar Land and turned in his best outing of the season as he tossed 7 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. In the 9th, Murray allowed a run as […]
Admittedly, there is nothing more challenging than doing analysis on the fly. All numbers that appear in the lab during the regular season are a snapshot in time. In April, the impacts of one or two games can have quite an effect on the overall numbers. However, we are trying to look at things holistically […]
The league’s best offense decided to take the night off as Astros pitching, defense continue to struggle. It was a night to forget for the Astros offense, who managed just 1 run on 3 hits with one walk against Rockies pitchers Kyle Freeland and Antonio Senzatela, as Houston loses its second straight game in Denver, […]
The Houston Astros (6-5) look to get even in this three game series against the Colorado Rockies (4-6) at Coors Field. RHP Mike Burrows (1-1, 5.91 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros opposite LHP Kyle Freeland (0-1, 2.89 ERA) and the Rockies. TONIGHT’S STARTER: RHP Mike Burrows is set to make his […]
Here’s what that means for when fans may see him on a mound again. Today, the Houston Astros announced SP Hunter Brown has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 shoulder strain. Here is what that likely means: Often times, a Grade 2 shoulder strain involves partial tearing of a muscle/muscles in the “shoulder stabilizers” – […]
The latest news on your Houston Astros and from around MLB: The Astros had a plan for yesterday’s game, a game that would have been started by Hunter Brown had he not been injured. The plan didn’t seem like a good one, and it was executed even worse: The most damning information in this article […]
It was an inning Joe Espada, Ryan Weiss, and (most surprisingly) Jeremy Pena would like to forget. All things considered, things were going about as well as could possibly be hoped for the Houston Astros through the first four innings of Monday’s game. They built a 3-0 lead through the first four innings thanks to […]
This will be your weekly look at the hottest prospects in the system, highlighting the top performers at the plate and on the mound. Here’s the first hotlist. Who’s Hot At The Plate? Kevin Alvarez – While it’s only been two games for one of the Astros top prospects, Alvarez has looked the part. He […]
For many, Dickie Thon is on the short list of “what if” legends of the game. “What if” Mets pitcher Mike Torrez’ fastball doesn’t hit Thon in the face, breaking the orbital bone around Thon’s left eye in just his 17th at-bat in the 1984 season? A year prior, Thon would represent the Astros in […]