Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: October 2, 2018

Start your morning with the top headlines in baseball.

By Jeremy_Brener@JeremyBrener Oct 2, 2018, 8:00am CDT

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MLB: Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles

Astros News

Houston Chapter of BBWAA Honor Bregman and Verlander (MLB.com)
How to watch the MLB playoffs in Houston without cable (Houston Chronicle)
Why Alex Bregman may be the Astros’ Mr. October (ESPN)
Astros begin to trim roster for ALDS (Houston Chronicle)
Charlie Morton’s final tuneup before October provides reassurance to the Astros (The Athletic)

Around the League

Adjusting 2018 Records for Strength of Schedule (History Earned)
A Case for Jacob deGrom as NL MVP (Fangraphs)
Baseball and the Mets say Goodbye to David Wright (The Ringer)
Christian Yelich, Brewers beat Cubs for NL Central title (Houston Chronicle)
Yelich falls shy in Triple Crown quest (MLB.com)

Dodgers Win NL West Title LA Times

Here’s What’s Ahead for Division winners, losers, of tie-breaker ESPN