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Astros News
- Last night’s performance was so bad that Greinke is considering completely dropping his slider after the Astros lost 6-2 to the Tigers (Astros.com)
- But at least we got to see a beautiful eephus pitch that locked up Renato Nunez (Astros.com)
- On the offensive side it was a familiar story as the Astros’ bats just couldn’t find the clutch hit (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- But if there’s one batter that finding hits has not been a problem for this season, it’s Yuli Gurriel (Astros.com)
- Was happy to see that Hinch got a warm and proper welcome from the crowd on his return to Houston (Houston Chronicle)
- He also sat down to talk about his return and how his relationship with the Astros has changed in the wake of the sign stealing scandal (The Athletic, $$$)
- Astros fans should gird their loins for the same three sign stealing jokes this season (Texas Monthly)
Around the League
- It looks as though Byron Buxton may finally be living up to the hype as a top prospect (MLB.com)
- The Chicago Cubs are sweating a little today as it appears they may have a COVID breakout in their locker room (AP News)
- Old Friend Josh Reddick is headed to the Diamondbacks on a minor league deal (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Anthony Rendon is headed to the IL with a groin strain, though it hasn’t seemed to slow the Angels’ offense down (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Instead of getting rid of it after the latest debacle, maybe MLB Replay can be fixed (Sporting News)
- North Texas softball pitcher Hope Trautwein has pitched NCAA Division I’s first perfect game where all the batters faced were retired via strikeout (Sports Illustrated)