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Astros News
- Things fell apart late as the A’s rallied to beat the Astros with a walk off sac fly in the 9th (Astros.com)
- Although it was nice to see Kyle Tucker absolutely destroy a baseball early in the game for a new career-high distance (Twitter - Houston Astros)
- We also got to see Altuve pass Lance Berkman and move into fifth on the Astros’ all-time hit list (Astros.com)
- But the worst thing we saw last night was the bullpen blowing a lead, something the Astros need to shore up if they expect success this season (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Well, at least this Pedro Leon grand slam in Corpus last night was enjoyable (Twitter - Corpus Christi Hooks)
Around the League
- Spencer Turnbull turned in the fifth no-hitter of 2021 in Seattle last night, which was also the second one tossed against the Mariners this year (MLB.com)
- And here are 10 stats from Turnbull’s no-no last night (MLB.com)
- Mike Trout is headed for the IL for at least 6 weeks with a calf strain (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Which makes one wonder what exactly has been lost out of his Hall of Fame career as injuries begin to pile up for the superstar (The Ringer)
- Well, at least Angels fans have Shohei Ohtani, who just belted his league-leading 14th homer (MLB.com)
- The whole kerfuffle about Yermin Mercedes hitting a 3-0 pitch for a homer in a blowout is seriously stupid, but La Russa not backing up his slugger is worse (ESPN)
- Old Friend Cameron Maybin is on his way to the Mets (MLB Trade Rumors)