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Astros Crawfish Boil: June 26th, 2019

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Astros News

The Astros are 50-game winners for the third fastest time in franchise history (Houston Chronicle)
And it was a three-hit night for Bregman, who talked with Julia Morales about it after the game (Twitter)
The Astros also paid tribute to Joe Musgrove, who got a nice little video and ovation from the crowd (Texas Sports Nation)
Correa will rep the Astros at the ASG, but it looks like he won’t be taking the field as his convalescence continues (Astros.com)
Corbin Martin has been placed on the IL after experiencing elbow pain during his last start for Round Rock (Houston Chronicle)
MLB Network is taking a deep look into Hinch’s journey a a manager, and here’s a little excerpt from that special (Twitter)
LMJ and Altuve hosted their third annual Team Up for Kids and K9s soiree to raise money for charity (Houston Sportsmap)
Not quite Astros related, but it’s been 16 years since Rice won it all back in 2003, so let’s reflect (House of Houston)

Around the League

The Yankees now own the MLB record for consecutive games with a home run, currently at 28 (Newsday)
They also spent part of yesterday unveiling a new plaque in monument park to commemorate the Stonewall Inn Uprising (AP News)
Speaking of NY, this weekend marks the first-ever London series with the Yankees and Red Sox hopping the pond (Inside Science)
Tommy La Stella had himself an inside-the-park home run in yesterday’s game (MLB.com)
The Braves managed to turn a double play without the ball being put in play (CUT4)
Shohei Ohtani will begin to throw off the mound today as he continues to work his way back to pitching as well as hitting (ESPN)
What’s with all these offense-focused catchers all of a sudden? (RotoGraphs)
Which team has the best celebrity fans? (The Athletic, $$$)