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Astros News
- The rotation isn’t leaking oil so much as gushing it after the Astros had to pull yet another starter early during last night’s 12-3 loss (Astros.com)
- It’s enough to make you wander if Houston is somehow tipping pitches (The Athletic, $$$)
- Game 4 is tonight at 7 again, and here’s all the info for that game (Astros.com)
- And it’ll be Zack Greinke trying to bring some kind of stability to the Astros’ pitching (Astros.com)
- The eight ball’s coming, and here are three things the Astros can do if they wish to avoid being behind it (Astros.com)
- Everyone’s making hay over Eduardo Rodriguez tapping his wrist after shoving for 6 innings last night, but it really just feels like a big old “so what?” moment to me (Houston Chronicle)
Around the League
- The NLCS shifts to LA tonight as the Dodgers look to fend off the hard charging Braves (MLB.com)
- And the Dodgers will need to continue boxing up Freddie Freeman if they want to get back into this series (MLB.com)
- It’s weird to think, but it looks like the 88-win Braves are better built for the NLCS than the 106-win Dodgers (MLb.com)
- Buster Posey will have a $22M contract with the Giants next season, should he wish to keep playing (ESPN)
- The Cubs have announced that Carter Hawkins will join their organization as the new GM next season (ESPN)
- Apropos of nothing, let’s have a look-see at the starting pitchers that will be available this offseason (MLB Trade Rumors)