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Astros News
- It was an offensive outburst last night as the Astros buried the Angels 9-1 and won the rubber match (Astros.com)
- But it wasn’t all good news as Jose Urquidy left last night’s game in the 4th inning with shoulder discomfort (Astros.com)
- Yuli Gurriel also left last night’s game early, but that was due to a suddenly feeling ill according to Dusty Baker (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- In what is a big move, the Astros have announced that they will provide free, furnished housing for their minor league players (AP News)
- Jake Kaplan opened up his mailbag to talk Straw in center field, the upcoming decisions to be made for pitching, and more (The Athletic, $$$)
- Speaking of pitching, Odorizzi is getting ready to head out to Sugar Land for some rehab starts after facing batters at MMP (Astros.com)
- Here are some of the best Astros cards floating out there for you collectors (Astros.com)
Around the League
- I’m a little surprised at the amount of hype MLB is stirring up for the debut of Jarred Kelenic today... (MLB.com)
- But I guess I can kind of understand since this is considered to be a turning point for the Mariners (MLB.com)
- Apparently Rob Manfred’s statement putting pressure on Oakland to build a new stadium for the A’s was always part of the plan if progress stalled (The Athletic, $$$)
- Lucas Giolito has found success after changing his delivery and now others are following suit (538 Sports)
- It was an emotional moment for Matt Harvey yesterday as he returned to Citi Field for the first time in an Orioles uniform (Sporting News)
- The Yankees have been riding that COVID rollercoaster with 7 people within the organization testing positive (MLB Trade Rumors)