Astros Crawfish Boil: September 4th, 2018

Start your morning with the top headlines in baseball

By William Metzger(bilbos) Sep 4, 2018, 6:56am CDT

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MLB: Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros

Astros News

Astros’ A.J. Hinch on Hector Rondon: ‘We’ve avoided the catastrophe injury’ Houston Chronicle

Dallas Keuchel shines as Astros top Twins Houston Chronicle

Upton and Verlander host pet adoption Event (nice pics)ABC 13.com

Josh James could get another start for Astros Houston Chronicle

Josh James has a future with the Astros, but the role remains an open question (subscription required, the Athletic)

Around the league

Astros-Red Sox, Yankees-A’s Among Playoff Previews This Week in Baseball Sports Illustrated

Stark: What we’ve learned on Labor Day (subscription required, the Athletic)

Donaldson on the Cuyahoga Fangraphs

Bobby Wilson is a Soldier Who Has Seen Pitching Evolve Fangraphs

What You Need To Know: Let There Be Chaos! (The NL West Race is Tight, Baseball Prospectus)

Angels not concerned with Shohei Ohtani’s velocity drop Larry Brown Sports