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Astros Crawfish Boil: July 29th, 2020

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By CKuno Jul 29, 2020, 9:55am CDT

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MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros

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The Dodgers won the first of two games against the Astros last night thanks to a 5-run fifth inning (Astros.com)
But the biggest moment came in the 6th when Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly decided to go head hunting and then mocked the Astros (Houston Chronicle)
There’s a chance Kelly will face disciplinary action for instigating a sort-of brawl, but probably not since he couldn’t actually hit anyone (ESPN)
Dusty Baker’s option has been picked up for the 2021 season (Astros.com)
As has options for Gary Pettis and Brent Strom (Twitter - Chandler Rome)
Cristian Javier will get the ball for tonight’s game (Twitter - Brian McTaggart)
It looks like the team will purchase the contract of Fernando Rodney from the Sugar Land Skeeters to help plug holes in the bullpen (MLB Trade Rumors)
Both of which are reminders of how much the pitching staff has been depleted, but is this a sign of things to come for staffs across MLB? (Sports Illustrated)
George Springer was asked about his future, to which he responded that he wants to stay in the present (Sports Radio 610)
Julia Morales sat down with Ken Hoffman to talk about how she’s handling the 2020 season (Houston Sportsmap)

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