Welcome to the stretch run.
The Houston Astros are well positioned for the stretch run over the final quarter of the season.
Houston Astros News
Astros stay hot as Framber remains ‘unbelievable’
AL Notes: Verlander, Garcia, Buxton, Paddack, Rangers, Skubal (MLBTR)
Astros takeaways: Yusei Kikuchi aces first test, a minor leaguer’s view of Verlander, more (NY Times)
Astros get massive news on Justin Verlander (Larry Brown Sports)
Recently swept at home by Astros, Red Sox eye revenge (CBS)
Astros release one-time World Series champion (YB)
Astros player and wife announce big baby news after Houston’s win Sunday over Chicago (KHOU)
How Astros’ Framber Valdez has increased his curveball usage to great effect (Houston Chronicle)
AL West News
A’s: Chapman, Canha take heartfelt mementos after their last game at Coliseum (NBC)
M’s: Mariners, Mets to face off in 2025 Little League Classic
Halos: Sale continues renaissance season with dominant outing vs. Angels
Blarts: MLB power rankings: World Series repeat gets impossible for Texas Rangers (USA Today)
MLB News
Tigers bring the kid energy in walk-off win at Little League Classic
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Is a Superstar Again (FG)
Clay Holmes makes the wrong kind of Yankees history (YB)
Top of the Order: The Teams With Problems … At the Top of the Order (FG)
What Microwave Burritos Have in Common With Postseason Success (FG)
Randy Johnson’s advice for Paul Skenes is wildly out of touch (YB)
Vintage Kershaw keeps stepping up as ‘the stopper of the team’
‘That’s officially my little brother’: Jazz, Little Leaguer bond for life
Helping others instilled in Pablo López from early age
8-9-4-2 double play?! The 1st of its kind since at least 1900
Little League pics of teammates put Soto to test. He knocks it out of park
Freddie Freeman To Undergo Imaging On Injured Finger (MLBTR)
Houston Astros Birthdays
2B Alex De Goti (30) was two-for-six in two games for the 2021 Astros. He’s currently with the Texas Rangers at the Triple-A level.
RHP Josh Fields (39) was 9-10 with a 4.53 ERA in 159 innings for Houston, in 164 appearances between 2013 and 2016.
RHP Woody Williams (58) spent the final season of his 15-year MLB career with the Astros in 2007. He was 8-15 with a 5.27 ERA and an MLB-leading 35 home runs allowed.
C Reggie Baldwin (70) played in 52 games for the 1978 and 1979 Astros, hitting .241 with a .611 OPS.
RHP Anthony Cruz (22) has a 2.18 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP with the FCL Astros this season.