Mauricio Dubon & Yordan Alvarez | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Welcome back to the Boil, where everybody knows your name. Welcome to the September 9 edition of your (week)-daily Crawfish Boil, where all the cool kids come to complain about their team. Houston Astros News Smith stuns Astros with 3 homers, 8 RBIs ... in first 3 at-bats Astros’ priority is … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: September 9, 2024
Verlander Clobbered Again. Allows Eight Runs in Three Innings. D-Backs Down Astros 12-6
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images How much longer can the Astros allow this to continue? We all know Father Time’s won-loss record. For even “The Greatest” he remains the grim reaper of every sports career. After two years of retirement, Father Time (aka Larry Holmes), did this to the head and body of Muhammad Ali at age 40. Today, Justin Verlander may … [Read more...] about Verlander Clobbered Again. Allows Eight Runs in Three Innings. D-Backs Down Astros 12-6
Game 143 Thread. September 8, 2024, 6:10 CT. D-Backs @ Astros
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Can Verlander return to form? Stay tuned. Look at 1-5 in the lineup. Tucker and Bregman are in the lineup at the same time! This looks like the strongest lineup the Astros have fielded since June 3. No easy outs 1-9. … [Read more...] about Game 143 Thread. September 8, 2024, 6:10 CT. D-Backs @ Astros
Astros Prospect Report: September 7th
Jim Rassol-Imagn 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 (86-50) won 4-1 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the 4th inning on a Hummel RBI triple. Blubaugh got the start and was dominant striking out 9 … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: September 7th
Astros’ Bats Breaks Out, Win 11-5 Over Diamondbacks
Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images Fresh off a disappointing sweep by the hands of the Reds earlier in the week, I was honestly a little nervous entering this series against the Diamondbacks. For one, Arizona has one of the best lineups in baseball. It also doesn’t help matters that the Astros’ lineup wasn’t exactly clicking on all cylinders. That last game, in … [Read more...] about Astros’ Bats Breaks Out, Win 11-5 Over Diamondbacks