Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: September 18, 2018

Start your morning with the top headlines in baseball.

By Jeremy_Brener@JeremyBrener Sep 18, 2018, 8:00am CDT

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MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros

Astros News

Astros’ Justin Verlander named AL’s Player of the Week (Houston Chronicle)

Astros, Fresno Grizzlies to end affiliation (Houston Chronicle)

Bullpen is the area the Astros face the toughest decisions for playoff roster (The Athletic)

Postseason Picture: Where we are right now (MLB.com)

Around the League

Pivotal week for teams in the playoff hunt (MLB.com)

Judge, Chapman have no issues in sim game (MLB.com)

30 breakout performers -- 1 for each team (MLB.com)