Yusei Kikuchi | Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Welcome to the Tuesday Boil! Here’s the Tuesday Boil. Don’t spend it all in one place. Houston Astros News Astros could shoot themselves in foot with Kyle Tucker’s return from injury (MSN) Pair of rookies step up for Astros in tough loss Astros 2024 – Why We Can’t Get Too Mad (Chipalatta) Astros rookies Shay Whitcomb and … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: August 27, 2024
Game 130 Thread. August 26, 2024, 5:40 CT. Astros @ Phillies
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Blanco goes in Game One in Philly … [Read more...] about Game 130 Thread. August 26, 2024, 5:40 CT. Astros @ Phillies
Astros Blow It in Extras Yet Again. Lose to Phillies 3-2 in Ten Innings
Phillies first base Bryce Harper (3) celebrates his walk-off single with teammates against the Houston Astros | Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports One for ten with runners in scoring position wrecks another great starting performance by the Astros’ rotation. Lack of clutch hitting has plagued the Astros way too often this year, and it cost them dearly once again tonight. … [Read more...] about Astros Blow It in Extras Yet Again. Lose to Phillies 3-2 in Ten Innings
Astros’ Whitcomb and Dezenzo in tiny sample sizes
Zack Dezenzo catches the ball at 1b, with formerAstros Corey Julks running down the line. | Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let’s look at the rookies’ performance after very brief playing time Shay Whitcomb was destroying the Pacific Coast League. (Most of the prospect mavens said “meh.”) Zach Dezenzo moved like a flash through minor … [Read more...] about Astros’ Whitcomb and Dezenzo in tiny sample sizes
Caleb Ferguson and Yusei Kikuchi: Astros Pitch-Coaching MIracles? Not so Fast.
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Small sample size and expected regression may have more to do with the sudden uptick in these two’s results than a miracle of Astros coaching. During the Championship Era, the Astros have a storied history of improving mediocre pitchers or creating diamonds out of seeming lumps of coal. In the latter category, guys like Darryl Kuechel and … [Read more...] about Caleb Ferguson and Yusei Kikuchi: Astros Pitch-Coaching MIracles? Not so Fast.