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As hopefully most of you have seen, I came in on the lower end of win projections for the staff this year. The labs are a great place to go into detail about how we arrive at such things. in short, it isn’t a random guess. The win projections are based on individual WAR projections […]
For the fourth day in a row, the Red Sox managed to play their new worst game yet of the young season. And while there’s still 157 more of these after tonight, that’s suddenly starting to sound more like a threat than a reason to get comfortable. Only two good things happened in this one: […]
He may have been on a smaller pitch count than usual, but Hunter Brown didn’t let that stop him from charging through the Boston lineup. Brown earned his first win of the season tonight, hurling 6 innings of 1 run ball with 8 strikeouts as the Astros throttled the Red Sox 9-2. Brown was lifted […]
The Houston Astros (3-2) host the Boston Red Sox (1-3) tonight at Daikin Park in the second game of a three game series. Astros Opening Day starter RHP Hunter Brown will make his second start of the season for the Astros, this time opposite RHP Brayan Bello and the Red Sox. TUESDAY’S TILT: The Astros […]
The Red Sox look to get back in the win column tonight and avoid falling three games under .500 in the first swing through the rotation. On the mound, they’ll have Brayan Bello, who is very much the definition of Trick or Treat. At times (including much of last summer), he looks like a top […]
Each week, we will take a look at the best and not-so-best Astros performances and stories of the week. 3 Up: 2. Jose Altuve: What slow start? Altuve had his 42nd 4-hit game last night, including 2 home runs. With that performance, Altuve leads the team in AVG, OBP, OPS, hits, walks, and total bases […]
The Astros have set their rosters for opening day of the minor league baseball season. There are a lot of intriguing players at each level and could be a big year for a few prospects. Below are a couple players to watch at each minor league level! Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Triple-A) Hitter – Zach Cole, OF Cole […]
Happy Tuesday, Red Sox Nation. After last night’s ass-whooping at the hands of the Houston Astros, our beloved Red Sox fall to 1-3. I don’t know about you, but the offense feels like it’s been slumping for weeks, even though it’s only four games. Baseball season is a grind, though, and nobody wins 162 games […]
The Red Sox’s bad start to the season continued in Houston, where they got pounded good by the Astros, 8-1, buoyed by a Yordan Alvarez moonshot and supplemented by all manner of similar shit to fall to 1-3. Ranger Suarez made his Sox debut and gave up four runs, as did Johan Oviedo (on both […]
The Red Sox are still on the road, having decamped south to Houston to face the dastardly Astros after losing 2 of 3 to the Reds. Which is fine. It’s March. March! The game’s at 8:10 EDT and the ‘Stros will be wearing their City Connect unis, which I learned from this post: The Sox […]
Abreu’s velocity was notably down during Sunday’s appearance, which saw him lifted after the mandatory 3 batters faced. He’s been one of the most dependable relievers in baseball for the past four seasons. He’s been one of the most durable as well. Power stuff. Lots of strikeouts. Bryan Abreu has been a dominant bullpen force […]
With Opening Day and the first series of the year under their belts, the Red Sox stay on the road with three games agains the Houston Astros. This time it’s three games over three days, rather than over four, and the series in Texas will get us into April, a more natural time for baseball […]
The baseball gods are rarely kind enough that all the Yankees’ rivals lose on the same day. Yesterday, the exact opposite almost happened. But Boston lost, and that’s always nice. They’re also about to play the Astros and guarantee that at least one of our collective nemeses will lose each of the next few days. […]
The Legend Series is a series of interviews with Astros stars of the past, conducted by Craig Larson Jr. We debut our Legends Series with pitcher Ken Forsch, who helped guide the Astros to their first postseason appearance in 1980. Q: Let’s begin with the no-hitter you threw early on in the 1979 season. What […]
Astros fans, consider this your reminder to take a deep breath, step back, and relax. Opening Day and Opening Weekend in Major League Baseball have a way of magnifying everything. Every win feels monumental and every loss feels catastrophic. The reality is far less dramatic in the grand scheme of things. The pomp and circumstance […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (2-1) won 8-1 (BOX SCORE) Arrighetti made his first start of the season and pitched well tossing 4 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts, allowing just 1 hit. The offense got going in the first inning scoring […]
If you haven’t gotten a chance to look at the lineup projections, I posted those on Friday. What I am doing is demonstrating over a more extended period of time of how I arrived at my season projection of 85-77. I noticed two things right off the bat. First, I had the worst record projection […]
The Houston Astros (1-2) continue their opening 4 game series against the Los Angeles Angels (2-1) this afternoon at Daikin Park. RHP Tatsuya Imai will make his first big league start for the Astros opposite RHP Jack Kochanowicz and the Angels. TODAY’S ASTROS STARTER: RHP Tatsura Imai is making his major league debut in a game every Astros fan […]
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (1-1) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE) Gordon got the start for Sugar Land and went 5 innings allowing 1 run while striking out 4. Alexander put the Space Cowboys on the board in the 5th inning connecting […]
he Houston Astros (0-2) continue their opening 4 game series against the Los Angeles Angels (2-0) tonight at Daikin Park. RHP Cristian Javier will make his first start of the season for the Astros opposite RHP Reid Detmets and the Angels. TONIGHT’S ASTROS STARTER: RHP Cristian Javier is returning to the rotation full time since the 2024 […]
The Houston Astros (0-1) continue their opening 4 game series against the Los Angeles Angels (1-0) tonight at Daikin Park. RHP Mike Burrows will make his first regular season start for the Astros opposite former Astro LHP Yusei Kikuchi and the Angels. TONIGHT’S ASTROS STARTER: RHP Mike Burrows was acquired from the Pirates this offseason […]
Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña will make his season debut on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels after missing Opening Day due to his recovery from a fractured right index finger. Peña suffered the injury playing for the Dominican Republic in an exhibition game leading up to the World Baseball Classic. He was healthy enough […]
“If you can’t beat them, join them.“ Or, in this case, have them join you. In a move that is not quite as dramatic as someone like Roger Clemens eventually making his way from Boston stardom to the Bronx, the Yankees recently signed right-handed pitcher Luis Garcia to a minor-league deal. And if you were […]
Hunter Brown was strong in his Opening Day start, but only lasted 4.2 IP due to his high pitch count following 4 walks and 9 strikeouts. A.J. Blubaugh then pitched 2.1 IP in relief, likely giving us a look at how the Astros intend to use their bullpen. You can call the rule dumb. You […]
Norris, the Opening Day starter for the Astros in their inaugural American League campaign in 2013, shared his thoughts on Houston’s Opening Day starter this year, new staff ace Hunter Brown. Bud Norris can relate. He had his moment of glory with the Astros as a number one starter in 2013. That day, he’d pave […]