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Astros News
- Luis Garcia’s first MLB start was all you could have asked from a rookie pitching in AA last year, but the bullpen couldn’t clamp it down for him (Astros.com)
- Which begs the question of how the young hurler will factor into the Astros future plans (The Athletic, $$$)
- From the looks of these photos the Astros and A’s played in the middle of the apocalypse last night (Houston Chronicle)
- Martin Maldanado talked about his cleats and what it meant to honor Puerto Rican legend Roberto Clemente last night (Astros.com)
- Verlander is gearing up to pitch a bullpen that might dictate whether or not he plays again in 2020 (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Bregman’s philanthropy in the Houston area is being honored by the Astros with his Roberto Clement award noimination (Astros.com)
- The Astros foundation will be conducting a Hurricane Laura relief drive on September 12th at MMP from 8 AM to 1 PM (Twitter - Astros)
Around the League
- The Braves broke a modern NL record by scoring 29 runs in last night’s game (MLB.com)
- The 29-9 final is the first time such a score has ever been recorded in MLB (MLB.com)
- The Pirates’ entire team donned #21 in yesterday’s contest as a tribute to Roberto Clemente (ESPN)
- So what’s going on with Gerrit Cole now that he’s in a Yankees’ uniform? (FanGraphs)
- Justin Timberlake is now working to help bring an MLB team to the Nashville area (ESPN)