Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: April 26th, 2021

I vote we win three of the next four games as well, but a sweep would also be acceptable

By CKuno Apr 26, 2021, 9:10am CDT

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Astros News

If it wasn’t for one hard luck play, Lance’s quality start yesterday could have been even better (Astros.com)
But overall it was a good weekend, including Michael Brantley tallying a franchise record number of consecutive doubles (Astros.com)
And let’s not forget Kent Emanuel’s fantastic debut on Saturday (Astros.com)
Jake Kaplan talked about that very debut as well as Yuli’s hot start to the season in his most recent round of Astros notes (The Athletic, $$$)
Though it wasn’t exactly a mystery at this point, Jose Altuve officially revealed that he was the Houston player who tested positive for COVID-19 (Bleacher Report)
But the good news is that it looks as though he’ll be returning to the lineup very soon (Click 2 Houston)

Around the League

No matter how you slice it, the Padres-Dodgers rivalry is fast becoming one of the better 2021 storylines (MLB.com)
And it’s already had some shenanigans on the basepaths as Bauer and Tatis got into a trolling war (Sporting News)
There has also been some controversy as apparently Tatis was maybe peeking for signs right before he hit a home run (MLB.com)
Madison Bumgarner threw an unofficial no-hitter yesterday after going 7 innings in a doubleheader game (MLB.com)
The A’s have finally lost a game after 13 straight wins (Sports Illustrated)
The Angels have designated Old Friend Jack Mayfield for assignment (MLB Trade Rumors)