JJ Bleday | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images JJ Bleday and the Oakland A’s come in to MMP to play. Starting tonight, the A’s will play three games at Minute Maid Park against the Houston Astros. The last time Houston played Oakland was a three-game set from July 22 through July 24, with the A’s winning the first two before Houston salvaged an 8-1 victory in … [Read more...] about Series Preview (47 of 52): Athletics Visit Houston
Astros Crawfish Boil: September 10, 2024
Jeremy Peña | Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images 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 … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: September 10, 2024
The simple case for a tandem
Erik Williams-Imagn Images How the Astros can bolster their pitching depth For all the injuries they’ve had, the Astros surprisingly have more than a few options to fill out their playoff rotation. Valdez, Brown, and Kikuchi are probably locks to start games 1,2 and 3, not necessarily in that order. However, the fourth pitcher is more up for debate. Espada could give … [Read more...] about The simple case for a tandem
Looking at Astros Rest of Season Projections
McCormick, Meyers, and Heyward congratulate each other after a win over the Diamondbacks. | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images With 21 games remaining, what do Fangraphs ROS projections show? We are headed into the final stretch of the season. Let’s examine what fangraphs’ projections say about the remaining 21 games of the season. Fangraphs Playoff Projection We will … [Read more...] about Looking at Astros Rest of Season Projections
Astros Prospect Report: September 8th
Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images See how the prospects performed last night. 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 (87-50) won 7-2 (BOX SCORE) The offense got on the board in the first inning on a Dezenzo 2 run HR. They score 2 more runs in the 3rd on bases … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: September 8th