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Always look on the bright side of LIFE! While the Astros are in the throws of another slow start, despite some recent success there aren’t many Astros fans who see any trends going in the right direction. The Clubhouse would tell you a different. Here are a few of those bright spots: “I know it […]
The latest news on your Houston Astros! Josh Hader’s return appears to be imminent: After 6 no-hit innings in his best start in MLB, Tatsuya Imai gave the Astros another strong start this weekend against division-leading Milwaukee: Bryan Abreu’s struggles continue, so much so that the Astros have, at least for now, changed the trajectory […]
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 (23-34) lost 5-1 (BOX SCORE) McPherson got the start and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs. The offense got on the board in the 4th inning scoring a run on […]
He pitched for 20 seasons, 8 clubs, and was a member of the beloved 1986 Astros. The Legends Series 20th installment features Danny Darwin, who amassed 171 wins throughout his career. Q: What did you think of Nolan Ryan’s nickname of “Dr. Death” for you? Did you like it? A: (laughs) Oh My […]
As we go through some of these statistical series it becomes important to occasionally go back and explain the whys and what fors for these numbers. Simply put, the more numbers we can use to demonstrate the difference between players the better. Essentially, we are looking the mathematics of situational baseball. The good news is […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (27-33), who are 8-3 in their last 11 games, will play the rubber game of their three-game series today opposite the NL Central division leading Milwaukee Brewers (34-21). RHP Tatsuya Imai (2-2, 6.17 ERA), who started the Astros combined no-hitter on Monday at TEX, will start for the Astros today […]
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 (23-33) lost 9-1 (BOX SCORE) Weiss started for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 5 runs over 3 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 4th inning […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (26-33), who are 7-3 in their last 10 games, will play the second game of their 10-day, nine-game homestand today against the NL Central division leading Milwaukee Brewers (34-20). RHP Peter Lambert (3-4, 3.79 ERA), a free agent signing this offseason, will start for the Astros opposite the Brewers and […]
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 (23-32) lost 6-1 (BOX SCORE) The offense got on the board in the first inning on a Strahm RBI groundout. Brown made a rehab start for Sugar Land last night […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (26-32), who have won six of their last seven games, will open a 10-day, nine-game homestand tonight against the NL Central division leading Milwaukee Brewers (33-20). RHP Kai-Wei Teng (3-3, 2.19 ERA), a native of Taiwan, will get the start for the Astros tonight on AAPI night at the ballpark. […]
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 (23-31) lost 9-2 (BOX SCORE) Pecko started for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 6 runs over 4.1 innings. The Sugar Land offense got on the board in the first […]
Brewers broadcaster Jeff Levering stops by The Crawfish Boxes to preview the weekend series versus Milwaukee. Q: Christian Yelich was slowed in May with that groin strain. Last May when he last faced the Astros, he had some nice at bats against them. What kind of season is he having this year? A: Yelich […]
We took a little mini break from bases per out, but we were always going to come back. This is really about two suppositions. First, the Astros current pitching staff is MLB average. We saw that in the last lab that we ran on Wednesday. Yes, Josh Hader is due back next week. Hunter Brown […]
The Astros best starter this season has been a guy not deemed good enough to make the Opening Day roster. Spencer Arrighetti (W, 7-1) picked up his 7th win in 8 starts with another terrific performance, limiting the Texas Rangers (25-31) to one run over 6 innings as the Houston Astros (26-32) took 3 of […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight, the Houston Astros (25-32) and Texas Rangers (25-30) will play the finale of this 4-game series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (6-1, 1.32 ERA) will start for the Astros vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (5-5, 3.55 ERA). Tonight will be Arrighetti’s 1st career appearance at Globe Life Field […]
Evan Drellich of The Athletic is reporting on the CBA negotiations between the league and the players association, and gave us this tidbit from MLB’s salary cap proposal: This is a far more aggressive push by MLB than I thought they would have made, and here is why: You may remember that graphic from a […]
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 (23-30) won 5-3 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Cole RBI single. They scored another run in the 6th on a Loperfido […]
Yordan Alvarez has been absolutely on fire in this series, and he continued his torrid stretch at the plate with 2 more home runs to back SP Mike Burrows (W, 3-6) in the Houston Astros (25-32) 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers (25-30) tonight in Arlington. Burrows tossed 7 innings of 2-run ball, allowing only […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight, the Houston Astros (24-32) and Texas Rangers (25-29) will play the 3rd game of a 4-game series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX. RHP Mike Burrows (2-6, 5.75 ERA) will make his club-leading 11th start of the season as he takes on Rangers RHP Jacob deGrom (3-4, 3.86 ERA) Rematch: Burrows […]
One of the axioms I always live by is that I really don’t buy heavily into trends until Memorial Day. Obviously, Memorial Day has now come and gone. I have to admit that this early season has tested that axiom and my own patience as an analyst. I suppose this is my own version of […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (22-30) lost 12-1 (BOX SCORE) Ullola started for Sugar Land and tossed 2 scoreless innings before being pulled. The pen struggled with Mancini and Carlson allowed 9 runs over the 4th and 5th innings. Fleury allowed […]
Every bit of the euphoria from Monday’s combined no-hitter was gone before the Astros came up to bat a second time. Poor defense and poor location by starter Jason Alexander (L, 1-1) led to an 8-run first inning by the Texas Rangers (25-29), a hole the Houston Astros (24-32) could not overcome this evening. In […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight, the Houston Astros (24-31) and Texas Rangers (24-29) will play the 2nd game of a 4-game series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX. RHP Jason Alexander (1-0, 7.30 ERA) will make his 2nd start and 4th app. of the season for the Astros as he takes on Rangers RHP Jack Leiter […]
The Astros optioned OF Zach Cole to Triple A Sugar Land following last night’s game. Taking his place on the active roster, the Astros reinstated OF Taylor Trammell from the 10-day IL today. This move makes a lot of sense right now, as Cole (8×51, 3 HR 8 RBI 21K in 51 AB) has struggled […]
Our 19th entry features pitcher Sean Bergman, who in 1998 would pitch 172 innings for the Astros, while allowing only 42 walks en route to a dozen wins. Q: How much did you know about the Astros prior to being dealt for outfielder James Mouton? A: I knew absolutely nothing (laughs) when I came there. […]