Houston’s rounding third on the 2024 regular season.
Welcome to the Tuesday Boil.
The Astros look to permanently close out their all-time series with the “Oakland” Athletics. Next season, they’re expected to go by “Sacramento Athletics,” or maybe something else?
Houston Astros News
How the Astros’ rotation regained elite status
The Blueprint is in Place for an Alex Bregman Contract Extension (Houston Press)
Astros’ Dominant Rotation: A 10-Game Deficit Turnaround (BVM Sports)
Astros promote Brice Matthews, top 2023 draft pick, to Triple-A Sugar Land (Houston Chronicle)
Prospect Yankees stole from Astros in Caleb Ferguson trade is silently crushing it (Yanks Go Yard)
Astros’ Yusei Kikuchi is widening MLB’s influence in Japan with post-trade breakout (CTH)
How new wrinkles in Astros playoff aspirations open up opportunities, challenges (SportsMap Houston)
Resurgent Chas McCormick, Astros set for opener vs. A’s (Deadspin)
AL West News
Mallcops: Texas Rangers playing their best baseball of the season, but hot streak might be too little too late (WBIR)
M’s: For Gavin Stone, Jeff McNeil and Others on Contenders, It’s a Race Against the Clock to Return (FG)
A’s: A’s stadium public funding challenge thrown out by Nevada judge (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Halos: Twins, facing Angels, look to end four-game skid (WFXG)
MLB News
How 5 contenders have defied preseason expectations
Orioles’ Adley Rutschman does not have time for questions about slump (YB)
Francisco Lindor Is Already a Plausible Hall of Famer (FG)
Ed Kranepool Passes Away (MLBTR)
Red Sox release veteran pitcher (MLBTR)
A Shohei Ohtani 50/50 Odds Update (FG)
Megill fills in brilliantly as Mets pull ahead of Braves in WC race
Clemens walks it off for Phils despite must-see HR robbery gone wrong
Yankees Promote Jasson Domínguez (MLBTR)
Wells builds on AL ROY case as Yanks power past KC
‘We’re right there’: Red Sox rout Orioles to gain in Wild Card chase
Skenes sets Pirates rookie record for K’s as 1st-year feats continue to amaze
Chris Getz Discusses Potential Loss Record, Crochet, Managerial Search (MLBTR)
Postseason Watch: Bracket, tiebreakers and more
Houston Astros Birthdays
RHP Lance Pendleton (41) gave up nine earned runs in 4 2⁄3 innings for the 2011 Astros.
LHP Randy Johnson (61) was pretty good for the 1998 Astros, going 10-1 with a 1.28 ERA, a 0.984 WHIP and a 12.4 K/9.
1B Craig Cacek (70) was one-for-20 for the 1977 version of the Astros.
LHP Luis Angel Rodriguez (25) is 5-6 with a 5.47 ERA for the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks this season.