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The Houston Astros (5-3) travel to the Athletics (2-5) this afternoon in Sacrament0 in the second game of a three game series. Astros game three starterRHP Tatsuya Imai will make his second start of the season for the Astros, this time opposite RHP Luis Morales and the Athletics. Saturday’S TILT: The Astros and Athletics will play the second game […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (6-1) won 5-0 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land jumped out to an early lead scoring 3 runs on a Biggio 2 run HR and Biggers RBI single. In the 5th, Biggio added another run on an RBI […]
For the first couple of games, the Astros offense looked like it was trying to force everything. The swings came early, the contact was weak, and too many innings ended before the opposing starter ever felt uncomfortable. It had that familiar early-season look of a lineup still searching for rhythm. But the last few games […]
Maybe the joke’s on me. Before the season even started, as baseball experts and national publications kept insisting that Lance McCullers Jr. would be part of the Houston Astros’ starting rotation, I wasn’t buying it. Not even a little. I questioned it constantly. I doubted it openly. And realistically, I believed there was no chance McCullers would […]
he Houston Astros (5-2) travel to the Athletics (1-5) tonight In Sacrament0 in the first game of a three game series. Astros game three starterRHP Cristian Javier will make his second start of the season for the Astros, this time opposite LHP Jeffrey Springs and the Athletics. Friday’S TILT: The Astros and Athletics will play the first game of […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (5-1) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE) Gordon got the start for Sugar Land and despite allowing 2 runs in the first, he went 5 innings allowing just those 2 runs while racking up 4 strikeouts. The offense […]
If you have been reading this series, you know that we started at 48 wins because that is the generally recognized replacement level. From there, we added 20 wins for the lineup, ten wins for the rotation, and five wins for the bullpen. It might seem like an arbitrary number for each, but that is […]
Tonight marks the first of thirteen contests this season with the division rival A’s. Ken Korach, who’s a staple in the A’s booth serving as lead announcer since 2006, joins The Crawfish Boxes for an in-depth series preview: Q: What’s the ceiling for Nick Kurtz? How dominant can he be? A: I think his ceiling […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (4-1) won 10-3 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land jumped out to an early lead scoring 5 runs in the 2nd inning on a Trammell 2 run double and Whitcomb 3 run HR. J. Alexander got the start […]
He lands on every Astros fans list of top historical moments. Game 4 of the 2005 NLDS lasted 18 innings until Chris Burke walked off the Braves with a 338 shot to left field. This is the second installment of our Legends Series. Q: How often are you asked about that moment? A: I don’t […]
HOUSTON, TX – Once upon a time, he was the de facto leader of Crush City. Today, Captain Crush was back. Carlos Correa, who has been open about his excitement of being back in Houston for a whole season and the high expectations he has for this team, hit a 3-run homer in the fifth […]
The Houston Astros (4-2) look to sweep the Boston Red Sox (1-4) in an afternoon series finale at Daikin Park. RHP Mike Burrows, who grew up a Red Sox fan from Waterford, CT, will get the start for the Astros today opposite LHP Garrett Crochet and the Red Sox. APRIL FOOLS!: The Astros and Red […]
The latest news on the Houston Astros and everybody else. This was the worst blown call of the season so far, and it benefitted the Astros: Astros manager Joe Espada had strong praise for RP Cody Bolton, who pitched well in his Astros’ debut last night: The soon-to-be 28 year old Bolton entered last night’s […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (3-1) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got the scoring started with Unroe connecting on an RBI double in the 4th inning. In the 5th, Alexander extended the lead with a 2 run HR. Ullola got […]
As hopefully most of you have seen, I came in on the lower end of win projections for the staff this year. The labs are a great place to go into detail about how we arrive at such things. in short, it isn’t a random guess. The win projections are based on individual WAR projections […]
He may have been on a smaller pitch count than usual, but Hunter Brown didn’t let that stop him from charging through the Boston lineup. Brown earned his first win of the season tonight, hurling 6 innings of 1 run ball with 8 strikeouts as the Astros throttled the Red Sox 9-2. Brown was lifted […]
The Houston Astros (3-2) host the Boston Red Sox (1-3) tonight at Daikin Park in the second game of a three game series. Astros Opening Day starter RHP Hunter Brown will make his second start of the season for the Astros, this time opposite RHP Brayan Bello and the Red Sox. TUESDAY’S TILT: The Astros […]
Each week, we will take a look at the best and not-so-best Astros performances and stories of the week. 3 Up: 2. Jose Altuve: What slow start? Altuve had his 42nd 4-hit game last night, including 2 home runs. With that performance, Altuve leads the team in AVG, OBP, OPS, hits, walks, and total bases […]
The Astros have set their rosters for opening day of the minor league baseball season. There are a lot of intriguing players at each level and could be a big year for a few prospects. Below are a couple players to watch at each minor league level! Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Triple-A) Hitter – Zach Cole, OF Cole […]
The Houston Astros (2-2) host the Boston Red Sox (1-2) at Daikin Park in the second series of the season. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. will make his first start of the season tonight for the Astros opposite LHP Ranger Suarez, who’s debuting for the Red Sox after signing with the club in the offseason. ABOUT […]
Abreu’s velocity was notably down during Sunday’s appearance, which saw him lifted after the mandatory 3 batters faced. He’s been one of the most dependable relievers in baseball for the past four seasons. He’s been one of the most durable as well. Power stuff. Lots of strikeouts. Bryan Abreu has been a dominant bullpen force […]
The Legend Series is a series of interviews with Astros stars of the past, conducted by Craig Larson Jr. We debut our Legends Series with pitcher Ken Forsch, who helped guide the Astros to their first postseason appearance in 1980. Q: Let’s begin with the no-hitter you threw early on in the 1979 season. What […]
Astros fans, consider this your reminder to take a deep breath, step back, and relax. Opening Day and Opening Weekend in Major League Baseball have a way of magnifying everything. Every win feels monumental and every loss feels catastrophic. The reality is far less dramatic in the grand scheme of things. The pomp and circumstance […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (2-1) won 8-1 (BOX SCORE) Arrighetti made his first start of the season and pitched well tossing 4 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts, allowing just 1 hit. The offense got going in the first inning scoring […]
If you haven’t gotten a chance to look at the lineup projections, I posted those on Friday. What I am doing is demonstrating over a more extended period of time of how I arrived at my season projection of 85-77. I noticed two things right off the bat. First, I had the worst record projection […]