Troy Taormina-Imagn Images It’s the playoff for the playoffs. Except it’s a one game elimination tournament for the Mariners in their forlorn and perpetually unfruitful efforts to displace the Stros as champions of the West. Let’s clinch this tonight. And let’s sweep. Because even though the Mariners are on the outside looking in for the WC, if they get the last seed, … [Read more...] about Game 157 Thread. September 23, 2024, 7:10 CT. Mariners @ Astros
Magic number counter: Astros get closer despite a loss, AL Wild Card has now gotten interesting
Troy Taormina-Imagn Images The Wild Card race now gets to a point where it could be anyone playing Houston in the first round The American League Wild Card has officially changed for the first time in months. Hot teams stay hot and cold teams continue to suffer from it. This has resulted in some wild changes. Let’s check those out and more in … [Read more...] about Magic number counter: Astros get closer despite a loss, AL Wild Card has now gotten interesting
Astros Notes: Grand Slams and Cy Young Award
Oakland As pitcher reacts after walking Jon Singleton to load the bases on May 13. | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Wondering why the Astros don’t have a grand slam, and looking at how Framber Valdez stacks up for the CYA From the “I’m just asking questions” department. Here are a couple of notes to start the week. These aren’t the most important questions we can ask about … [Read more...] about Astros Notes: Grand Slams and Cy Young Award
Astros Prospect Report: September 22nd
Thomas Shea-Imagn Images See how the prospects performed yesterday. Another day of Astros minor league action is in the books. See the results below! Here is the previous day’s recap. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (93-56) won 8-3 (BOX SCORE) Brown got the start and was solid allowing 1 run over 4 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 3rd on a Leon RBI … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: September 22nd
Series Preview (51 of 52): Mariners Visit Houston
Bryan Woo | Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images With a Magic Number of two, the Astros can finish off the Mariners with one victory out of their three-game set. The Houston Astros will be hosting the Seattle Mariners three times, starting tonight at 7:10 PM CT. This series is the fourth and final series of the year between these two. The Mariners lead it, … [Read more...] about Series Preview (51 of 52): Mariners Visit Houston