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Astros Crawfish Boil: July 29th, 2019

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By William Metzger(bilbos) Jul 29, 2019, 8:00am CDT

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MLB: Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals

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Astros News

Astros take 2 of 3 in St Louis on three homers and another Miley gem. Astros.com

Takeaways from the series victory over a division leader on the road Texas Sports Nation

And who leads the way? Jose Altuve, whose 1500th hit was a home run. Astros.com

Great to have Jose back, but what about Brad Peacock? MLB.com

Does Pressly’s injured knee mean the Astros need a reliever too? Athletic $$$$$$

Who are the most likely trade candidates for the Stros? Athletic $$$$$$$

Is Kyle Tucker untouchable? The dish (Keith Law, about half way down)

MLB trade rumors says yes: MLB Trade Rumors

Remember the hard slide on Saturday against Correa? Hinch’s take Texas Sports Nation

Around the League

Mets acquire Marcus Stroman MLB Trade Rumors

Rays acquire Eric Sogard MLB Trade Rumors

Twins acquire Sergio Romo MLB Trade Rumors

Athletics Acquire Jake Diekman MLB Trade Rumors

Trevor Bauer went off the deep end Sporting news

Fan catches baseball. While holding a baby Fox News

Troy Tulowitzki retires. The Ringer

Is mid- at bat pitching changes the new thing? The Ringer

Davis Ortiz released from hospital Mercury News

But Blake Snell will miss a month after arthroscopic surgery. And that’s not the only problem in Tampa Fangraphs