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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)