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Astros News
- It was the Greinke-Gurriel show in Oakland last night as the Astros took the middle game of the series against the A’s (Astros.com)
- Gurriel in particular was on his game, delivering 4 RBI as he continues to be on a mission to prove last season was a fluke (Click2Houston)
- The Astros are being patient with the Straw experiment in the outfield even if fans are calling for a change (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- And while Jose Siri has been gangbusters in 11 AAA games, don’t expect the Astros to make a move based on that sample size (The Athletic, $$$)
- Tyler Ivey will make his MLB debut this Friday when he starts against the Rangers in Arlington, which is near his hometown of Rowlett, TX (Astros.com)
- Tonight marks the Sugar Land Skeeters’ first game at Constellation Field as a AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
Around the League
- Corey Kluber tossed this season’s 6th no-hitter just one night after the 5th, which was also the 2nd against the Rangers and the 4th against the AL West (MLB.com)
- So does this mean that the Klu-bot is officially back? (Sporting News)
- The whole unwritten rules fiasco going on in the White Sox clubhouse has dragged into yet another day as La Russa declares “respect” to be a priority (ESPN)
- But that feels like a dying thought process, as shown by Rangers manager Chris Woodward’s reversal on the 3-0 rule (FanNation)
- Maybe baseball needs a mercy rule so people don’t get their precious feelings hurt late in games when they don’t want the other team to stop competing (MLB.com)
- Dave Martinez had a manager meltdown for the ages in Chicago last night when Trea Turner was called out on runner interference (Sports Radio 610)
- A lot of baseball fans were holding their breath last night as Ohtani’s velocity was way down during his start, but the Angels don’t seem overly concerned about it (MLB.com)
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