Spencer Arrighetti | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to the Thursday Boil! So they got the ship settled, back at the waterline. It’s a brand new season. Houston’s magnificent 2022 pitching staff finished the regular season with every pitcher with over 16 IP below the MLB average in WHIP. Part of that was no doubt due to the Astros remarkable luck with starting … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: June 27, 2024
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Conforto, Villar go back-to-back, Matos hits tiebreaking blast as Giants beat Cubs 4-3
Michael Conforto and David Villar hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning, Luis Matos hit a tiebreaking solo shot in the fifth and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3. Giants starter Hayden Birdsong was called up from Triple-A Sacramento for his major league debut, and allowed three runs and six hits with five strikeouts and three walks in 4 2/3 innings. … [Read more...] about Conforto, Villar go back-to-back, Matos hits tiebreaking blast as Giants beat Cubs 4-3
Adam Spolane: Rafael Stone said Sheppard was on their radar coming out of HS, but they weren’t sure how he would translate to college: “It’s very rare that people dominate college basketball as a freshman the same way they dominated high school basketball and AAU basketball, he he did.” … [Read more...] about
Southwest Notes: Ingram, Cash, Rockets, Sheppard, Kennard, Clarke
With trade rumors swirling around forward Brandon Ingram, Pelicans head of basketball operations David Griffin spoke to reporters on Wednesday night about where things stand with the former All-Star, as Christian Clark of NOLA.com relays (via Twitter). Griffin didn’t explicitly say Ingram wouldn’t be traded this offseason, but suggested the situation is a complicated … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Ingram, Cash, Rockets, Sheppard, Kennard, Clarke
Former All-Star Signs With The Houston Astros
According to Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston, the Houston Astros signed catcher Omar Narváez to a minor league deal on Wednesday. Houston recently placed backup catcher Victor Caratini on the injured list and expects him to miss around three or four weeks. SOURCE: The #Astros have agreed to a minor-league deal with Catcher Omar Narvaez. Narvaez had a .376 OPS in 28 games with … [Read more...] about Former All-Star Signs With The Houston Astros