/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67402813/1228502202.jpg.0.jpg)
Check out the rest of the Crawfish Boxes here and listen to the latest version of Locked on Astros, our partnered podcast, here.
Astros News
- After last night’s loss, the best thing about this road trip is that it’s over (Astros.com)
- At least we’ll always have Saturday’s ninth inning comeback (Astros.com)
- Verlander threw about 55 to 60 pitches off a mound this weekend and will face live hitters next as he works his way back from injury (Astros.com)
- Lance McCullers has been slotted back into the rotation and will make his next start on Wednesday (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- It looks as though Blake Taylor and Jose Altuve could be headed back to the roster sooner rather than later (MLB Trade Rumors)
- The Dodgers fans who stood for hours in poor air quality and spent hundreds of dollars just to wave misspelled signs at the Astros for less than ten seconds are so adorable (CBS Sports)
Around the League
- Alec Mills is probably not a name you would normally associate with a no-hitter, but here we are (MLB.com)
- Albert Pujols is now tied with Willie Mays at 660 career home runs (Houston Chronicle)
- Friday’s Giants-Padres game was cancelled after a positive COVID-19 test (Sporting News)
- Which later turned out to be a false positive (The Mercury News)
- Congratulations to those who had the White Sox pegged as the top seed in the AL at any point this season (MLB.com)
- There was a bit of a kerfuffle in the Twin Cities when Sergio Romo got big mad at Francisco Lindor for smiling after hitting a ball real hard (Minnesota Sports Fan)
- Top pitching prospects haven’t exactly delivered on the hype for 2020 (AP News)