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Astros News
- The Astros were able to notch a series win against the Giants last night thanks to the bat of Martin Maldanado and the arm of Zack Greinke (Houston Chronicle)
- And a highlight from last night was Greinke calling out his pitches from the mound (Astros.com)
- Which was just more proof of how unique a player he is (Texas Sports Nation)
- Verlander is hoping to return to throwing soon, but there’s still no clear timetable (Astros.com)
- Here’s how the Astros are doing player development in the year of the virus (The Athletic, $$$)
Around the League
- After all the huffing and puffing about Joe Kelly’s suspension, he had it reduced by three games anyways (MLB Trade Rumors)
- And then he went on a podcast to cry about how the Astros were mean to Alex Cora, which means that Buster Olney had to write about what a great guy he is (ESPN)
- We have a new top candidate for worst strike call in 2020 (Sporting News)
- Aaron Judge is looking iffy for the start of the Yankees-Red Sox series (AP News)
- Final offers to be the new owner of the Mets are due at the end of August (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Now that Buffalo has a (temporary) MLB team, let’s take a look at the history of the sport in the Queen City (CBS Sports)