The latest news on the Houston Astros and from around MLB:
Jose Altuve doesn’t think his injury is as serious the one he had in 2023:
Yordan needed a day off but is feeling better, per Joe Espada:
Can the Astros pitching continue to normalize and maintain it’s recent improvement? (Astros starters have a combined ERA of 2.56 (13ER/45.2IP) over the last 8 games. Saturday was the 3rd time in the last 4 games that an Astros starter did not allow a run in their start. Astros starters have allowed no runs 4 times in the last 8 games.)
The Astros rotation has two TBDs in it for the upcoming series vs. Rangers, but according to Joe Espada there is really only one TBD as far as pitchers… (Jason Alexander would seem to be the most likely candidate for the other game. He last pitched on 5/19. Burrows last pitched 5/20)
Kai-Wei Teng continues to impress, and appears to have adapted to being a starter:
Astros on the mend:
Astros top prospect Xavier Neyens does more than just hit:
Bob Nightengale of USA Today gave out his Memorial Day grades: The Astros did not get the worst grade. In fact, they didn’t even get an F! (well, kinda…)
Fernando Tatis Jr’s power outage is at WTH status:
Los Angeles Angels fans should probably be demanding Arte Moreno sell the team:
