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Astros Crawfish Boil: June 7, 2023
Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to the Wednesday Boil! It’s the Wednesday Boil! Houston and Toronto have split the first two games of the four-game set, and the Jays lead the season series three-games-to-two. Can Houston pull it out and claim dominance over the next two days? Also, no chron, si or sportskeeda today. Houston Astros News Evidence reveals solutions for Astros slumping slugger (Houston.sportsmap.com) Astros: Mauricio Dubón’s play, attitude makes fans out of teammates (expressnews.com) Kevin Gausman fans 13 as Blue Jays down Astros...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune 20 hours ago
Gausman matches career high with 13 Ks, Blue Jays hit 3 homers to beat Astros 5-1
Kevin Gausman matched his career high by striking out 13 over seven innings, George Springer, Bo Bichette and Daulton Varsho all homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 5-1 Tuesday night.
The Crawfish Boxes 21 hours ago
Springer Dinger Enough to Knock Out Punchless Astros in Toronto, 5-1
Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman’s splitter kept the Astros flailing at air. It happened again. One night after crushing it with an 11-4 win, the Astros drew blanks at the plate. In fact, after the second pitch of the game the Astros failed to score. They finished the game with only four hits, with the 2-4 spots in the Astros lineup 0-11 with nine strikeouts. Yeah, that’s you, Jeremy Peña, Yordan Alvarez, and Alex Bregman. The Astros struck early but not often. On the second pitch offered by Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman, Mauricio...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 6, 2023
Game 61 Thread. June 6, 2023, 6:07 CT. Astros @ Blue Jays
John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Rookie Hunter Brown faces the Jays ace, Kevin Gausman The Astros positively beat up on Jays pitching last night with 19 hits and four home runs, including a career-first grand slam from improbable rookie Corey Julks. Last night I asked the TCB fam what we should call aJulks homers. By about 2-1, the answer was Julks Jack. I’m hoping for another Julks Jack tonight. Hopefully, the Astros can get to Jays ace Kevin Gausman something like they got to Alek Manoah for six runs in .1 inning last night. Because we've already worn out their...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 6, 2023
Astros Crawfish Boil: June 6, 2023
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to the Tuesday Boil! Houston started their road trip with a solid 11-4 victory against Alex Manoah and the Toronto Blue Jays, and have three more shots at the birds this week. I know the run-distribution committee usually leaves the Astros hanging after they drop a 10-spot, but it was posited in yesterday’s game thread that due to the conversion rate, they were actually allotted 12 runs. Hopefully, that hypothesis holds up and Houston can continue to pile on. Houston Astros News Six Strength Exercises That Fuel the World Series...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 5, 2023
Four Home Runs Ground Blue Jays, 11-4
Astros left fielder Corey Julks (9) tosses his bat after hitting a grand slam home run against the Toronto Blue Jays | John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Julks early grand slam more than enough on a night when the Astros offense exploded. Answer the survey below. Do we call them Julks Jacks. Or Julks Jolts. We need to know. Because the game had barely begun when a four run Julks ______ put the game out of reach. Before the Blue Jays even got to bat, the Astros led 6-0. This looks like the first of many, so let us know folks. Julks Jack? Or Julks Jolt? But that's not...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 5, 2023
Game 60 Thread. June 5, 2023, 6:07 CT. Astros @ Blue Jays
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Brandon Bielak takes the Astros on the road to Toronto Here are the lineups. Still no Altuve.
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 5, 2023
Astros Prospect Report: June 4th
AMARILLO, TEXAS - APRIL 14: Spencer Arrighetti #14 of the Corpus Christi Hooks pitches during the game against the Amarillo Sod Poodles at HODGETOWN Stadium on April 14, 2023 in Amarillo, Texas. | Photo by John E. Moore III/ See how the prospects performed. Another day of minor league action is in the book. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (24-33) lost 20-9 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got off to a good start scotring 4 runs in the first on a Perez RBI single, Matijevic 2 run single and McKenna RBI groundout. Garcia got the start and allowed 3 unearned...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 5, 2023
Astros Crawfish Boil: June 5, 2023
Yordan, Chas & Alex celebrate one of the better moments from the series just past. | Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports An Astros vs. Blue Jays series preview, and the Boil! Welcome back to the grind. After a largely successful weekend series which saw Houston take three-of-four from the divisional rival Los Angeles Angels, the Astros head north for a four-game set against the Toronto Blue Jays. Who’s Hot (highest WPA vs. Angels)Alex Bregman .379Framber Valdez .320JP France .266Chas McCormick .227Hector Neris .126 Who’s Not (lowest WPA vs. Angels)Ryne Stanek -.096Kyle...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 4, 2023
Ohtani hits clutch RBI double as Astros fail to sweep Angels
Photo by Carmen Mandato/ It’s 35-24 for the Astros! The Astros entered Sunday with plans of sweeping the Angels in a four-game series, but it didn’t happen as planned. Even though Houston enjoyed a good pitching effort from JP France, they couldn’t hit against opponent starter Griffin Canning and the other Angels’ pitchers. They lost 2-1 with two late runs courtesy of the Halos. It was a beautiful pitching duel between France and Canning and it was only zeroes on the scoreboard until the Astros produced their lone run of the game. Yainer Díaz slugged his third...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 4, 2023
Game 59 Thread. June 4, 2023, 1:10 CT. Angels @ Astros.
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Astros go for the 4 game sweep over the Angels today
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 3, 2023
Javier’s good outing, Bregman’s slam propel Astros over Angels
Photo by Bob Levey/ Third win in a row and the Astros reached 35 victories! En route to their 35th win, the Astros had Cristian Javier and Alex Bregman’s support to beat the Angels for the third straight time, this afternoon 9-6. Javier was outstanding for one more start and took his fifth consecutive win on the mound while Bregman extended his 10-game hitting streak with a huge grand slam. Even though the score might not tell you that, Javier was stellar once again. He worked six innings of six-hit, one-run ball with no walks and five strikeouts. That was enough to...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 3, 2023
Game 58 Thread. June 3, 2023, 3:10 CT. Angels @ Astros
Corey Julks (9) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Angels | Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Javier takes the mound for the series win Here are the lineups. Where’s Altuve?
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 3, 2023
Astros Prospect Report: June 2nd
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JULY 28: Ryan Clifford, the Houston Astros’ 11th round pick out of a high school in North Carolina, at Minute Maid Park on July 28, 2022 in Houston, Texas. | Photo by Bob Levey/ See how the prospects performed last night. Another day of minor league action is in the book. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (24-31) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE) Madris put Sugar Land on the board in the first inning with a lead off HR. They got 3 more in the 2nd inning on a Perez solo HR, Loftin RBI double and Madris RBI single. Solis got the start and went 4...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 2, 2023
Framber outduels Ohtani and pitches Astros to 6-2 victory over Angels
Photo by Carmen Mandato/ Framber shone on the mound for the Astros throwing seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. On Friday night, we enjoyed a pitching duel for the ages between Framber Valdez and Shohei Ohtani. The Astros’ starting pitcher delivered a masterful performance to give the Astros a 6-2 win against the Angels to got their second victory in the four-game series. Framber absolutely outpitched Ohtani and kept his brilliant hot streak. After allowing only eight hits and one run over his last 15 innings, the southpaw threw seven scoreless tonight,...
