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I came into this game feeling as steeped in negativity and creeping doomerism regarding our offense’s recent struggles as I would imagine the rest of you all have been. It is, after all, a rather remarkable thing we achieved over the previous five games—only scoring six runs across forty-five innings, and having failed to drive […]
Saturday Night Bummer. A rare blown late inning lead by Houston. Diamondbacks 4 Astros 3. The night began with promise, thanks to a forged early lead which has been the formula for success of late. Taylor Trammell began things with a double, advancing to third on Yanier Diaz’s single. Yordan Alvarez […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ASTROS Lars Nootbaar – DH Jeremy Pena – SS Geraldo Perdomo – SS Yordan Alvarez – DH Gabriel Moreno – C Isaac Paredes – 3B Ketel Marte – 2B Jose Altuve – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF Daulton Varsho – CF Nolan Arenado – 3B Christian Walker – 1B Max Kepler – […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Houston Astros (73-69) will play the middle game of their three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks (74-68) tonight in a nationally televised game at Daikin Park. Rookie RHP Ethan Pecko (1-0, 6.23 ERA) will get the start for the Astros, the fourth of his Major League career, opposite RHP Brandon Pfaadt […]
In last night’s 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros closer Josh Hader joined some elite company and put himself atop an impressive list: The 32-year-old Hader is perhaps in the midst of his finest season. The 6x All Star and 3x NL Reliever of the Year is currently 4-1 with a career-best 0.70 […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (69-66) lost 8-5 (BOX SCORE) McPherson started for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 8 runs over 3.2 innings. The offense got a run in the 2nd inning on a Price […]
Good morning, foLLks, and happy Labor Day Weekend! The M’s fell to ten games under .500, losing 7-6 to the A’s. Now seven games back of the Astros, I think a fork can be safely stuck in the 2026 Mariners season. The string demands to be played out, though, and if you’re a true glutton […]
The lights are always a little brighter when the Astros play nationally on Fox. Today we’re treated to an exclusive conversation at The Crawfish Boxes with Fox 26 Houston’s long time sports personality, Nate Griffin. Q: Nate, does something just feel “right” about the Astros playing a meaningful game in September on Fox? A: […]
Josh Hader has been nothing short of automatic for the Houston Astros since returning from a biceps injury that cost him the first two months of the season, and he broke down how he got there in a sit-down interview with MLB Network. The veteran closer has been dominant since coming off the injured list […] The post Astros’ Josh Hader gets 100% real on elite performance since injury return appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Game Summary The Diamondbacks are nothing if not consistent. Unfortunately, D-Backs fans would perhaps prefer a different sort of consistency. The Snakes scored 1 run for the 4th game in a row have gone hitless with RISP for just as many games. This is their longest streak of RISP ineptitude this season, breaking a tie […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ASTROS Geraldo Perdomo – SS Jeremy Pena – SS Corbin Carroll – RF Yordan Alvarez – DH Gabriel Moreno – C Isaac Paredes – 3B Ketel Marte – 2B Jose Altuve – 2B Lars Nootbaar – DH Daulton Varsho – CF Nolan Arenado – 3B Christian Walker – 1B Max Kepler – […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Houston Astros (72-69), who hold a slim 2.0-game lead in the AL West over the Texas Rangers, will welcome in the Arizona Diamondbacks (74-67) tonight for the first of a three-game weekend series at Daikin Park. RHP Cristian Javier (1-5, 6.45 ERA) will get the start for the Astros tonight opposite […]
The Houston Astros are placing left-handed relief pitcher Steven Okert on the injured list, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. Okert is headed to the IL due to a right hamstring strain. Left-handed pitcher Bryan King has reportedly been promoted to the big league roster in a corresponding move. Pitching has been a problem at […] The post Astros lose pitcher with 2.13 ERA to injured list appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Today brought more bad news for the Houston Astros pitching staff. The Astros have placed LHP Steven Okert on the 15-day IL with a right hamstring strain (retro to Sept. 1). In a corresponding move, the Astros recalled LHP Bryan King from Triple A Sugar Land. Okert has been one of the team’s most durable and consistent relievers and […]
The Astros announced that left-hander Steven Okert has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 1, due to a right hamstring strain. Fellow southpaw Bryan King has been recalled to take his place on the roster. Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle was among those to pass along the news. It’s an […]
On the one hand, the series against the Phillies did not go as one would have wanted. They lost two out of three, the offense was last seen on a milk carton, and the one game they did win required a bullpen game shut out and late inning heroics from James McCann. That said, they […]
The Houston Astros are scheduled to play the first game of the 2027 Spring Training season on Friday, Feb. 19 when they host the Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. The 2027 season will mark the Astros 11th Spring Training at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, located in West Palm Beach, […]
White Sox make a key roster move with the AL Central race heating up.
The New York Mets (63-77) welcome the San Francisco Giants (58-83) for a three-game series at Citi Field. The Mets, coming off a 2-1 roadtrip to Tampa Bay, won their first series in the last three, getting walked off twice in Chicago, and being relatively manhandled by both the Brewers and Astros. That said, the […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (69-65) won 11-4 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Salazar RBI double. Alexander got the start and went 5 innings allowing […]
Diamondbacks News (Arizona Sports) Diamondbacks’ Corbin Burnes expected to make return vs. Royals Burnes pitched two 1-2-3 innings for the Reno Aces on Aug. 23 and in a bridge camp game on Thursday. There was discussion of Burnes potentially returning from the injured list for the Diamondbacks’ weekend series against the Houston Astros, but manager […]
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Kyle Tucker, and Trea Turner all have something in common. The three are former Silver Slugger winners with top-five MVP finishes, and all are struggling mightily in 2026. Each is on one of the highest-paying contracts in MLB, but they have combined for just 1.7 fWAR this season. All of them have […] The post These 3 Superstars Have Shockingly Fallen Off a Cliff in 2026 appeared first on Just Baseball .
Chicago White Sox star first baseman Munetaka Murakami had another rough night at the plate on Thursday. The 26-year-old slugger, who had a strong start in his big league career with the White Sox, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a 6-2 loss at the hands of the Houston Astros at Daikin Park in Houston. […] The post White Sox’s Munetaka Murakami trying to find mindset change amid brutal slump appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Talk about Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde. The Astros seemed poised this week to not only beat them in a series, but also eventually leapfrog them into the two seed. Astros 6. White Sox 2. It took more than a month, but finally, Houston has won a series at home. You’d be hard […]
The good thing about this week’s series in the land of the Crawford Boxes and the choo-choo is that both Sean Burke and Davis Martin pitched extremely well, a big turnaround from their recent starts and a good sign for the stretch run. The bad thing — well, besides nearly the entire offense — is […]