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Astros Crawfish Boil: July 27th, 2020

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By CKuno Jul 27, 2020, 10:20am CDT

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Astros News

It took 16 tries but the Mariners were finally able to eke out a victory against the Astros yesterday (MLB.com)
They were helped out by a Zack Greinke performance that was less than ideal (Astros.com)
Though Greinke did promise that he would be back to peak form in a couple of starts (Sports Radio 610)
But the big news came during the game when it was announced that Verlander would be shut down for at least two weeks with a forearm injury (Astros.com)
So what’s next for the Astros without their workhorse on the mound? (Sporting News)
It was a weekend of debuts for some of the Astros’ young guns (Astros.com)
The Astros are adjusting to life without Yordan Alvarez (House of Houston)
Before it all went south, Astros fans were enjoying some Opening Day festivities (KHOU 11)

Around the League

In a blow to the young 2020 season, the Marlins have canceled their home opener after eight players and two coaches tested positive for COVID-19 (MLB Trade Rumors)
Which had a butterfly effect of canceling tonight’s Phillies-Yankees games due to concerns over a previously Marlins-filled visitors dugout (Twitter - Ken Rosenthal)
At least four Marlins players had tested positive by Sunday, so why was the team allowed to play? (The Athletic, $$$)
The league is having an emergency meeting to try and figure out what to do (Twitter - Eric Jackson)
For the first time in 66 years there are no 3-0 MLB teams (MLB.com)
You know, maybe runners on base to start extra innings ain’t so bad (Sports Illustrated)
The Blue Jays have reached an agreement to play in Buffalo for the 2020 season, with the home opener set for August 11th (AP News)
Shohei Ohtani’s return to the mound went decidedly south as he failed to record an out (ESPN)
Corey Kluber was forced to leave his first start with the Rangers early after experiencing shoulder tightness (ESPN)
Ken Giles will have an MRI on his right elbow after leaving his most recent game early as well (MLB Trade Rumors)
Derek Holland was the first player ejected from a game in 2020 after he heckled an umpire from the seats (MLB.com)