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Houston Astros News
Astros starting pitching has been near flawless, but that’s the problem (CTH)
Astros Add to Position of High Need with Latest MLB First-Round Mock Draft (SI)
Meet the Astros pitcher on LinkedIn, with a hunting license and lefty filth (Chron)
Astros Announce Roster Move After Trade With Blue Jays (Athlon Sports)
Hayden Wesneski’s Astros debut features altered pitch usage as rotation shines (HC)
Early slump for Yordan Alvarez, the Astros’ ‘heartbeat,’ stagnates offense (NY Times)
AL West News
Eovaldi blanks Reds on 99 pitches for 2025’s first Maddux
Seattle Mariners Step Up to the Plate With New, Cutting-Edge Production Control Room (01net)
The Angels’ manager stays true to his old-school brand when discussing torpedo bats (HH)
‘A perfect lead-in’: A’s owner excited about Sacramento stay as Las Vegas awaits (LV Review-Journal)
MLB News
The Opener: Braves, Dodgers, Padres, Tucker (MLBTR)
A Refusal To Mourn the Retirement, by Podcast, of a Pitcher in St. Louis (FG)
Merrill, Padres finalize 9-year extension
Max Scherzer Receives Cortisone Injection To Treat Thumb Injury (MLBTR)
May’s emotional return from life-threatening ordeal fuels LA’s record start to season
The slugger who only hits home runs (5, so far)
Suspension, Injury, Losing Streak: Braves Await Other Seven Biblical Plagues (FG)
Reynaldo Lopez To Undergo Arthroscopic Shoulder Procedure (MLBTR)
The White Sox Rotation Has Put Up (Mostly) Zeroes So Far (FG)
It pays to know how to bunt — literally
‘The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox’ drops April 8 on Netflix
Tucker HRs in 4th straight, keeps wowing new Cubs teammates
Houston Astros Birthdays
RHP Brandon Bielak (29)
LHP Mike Gallo (48)
LF Pete Incaviglia (61)
RHP Don Sutton (1945—2021)
RHP Gordon Jones (1930—1994)
In the Minors
After winning the series opener, 2-0 over the Durham Bulls, the now 2-2 Sugar Land Space Cowboys will play the second game of the six-game series tonight at 5:35 PM CT, with Tyler Ivey (8-11, 3.55 career MILB) taking on Connor Seabold (24-17, 3.80 career MILB). After game three of the set, tomorrow, look for the other three top minor league levels to open their seasons on Friday, with the Asheville Tourists visiting the Greensboro Grasshoppers (5:30 PM CT), the Lynchburg Hillcats visiting the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (6:05 PM CT), and the Corpus Christi Hooks visiting the Frisco Rough Riders.