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Astros News
- Here are the three biggest reasons the Astros left Arlington on the bad end of a sweep (Astros.com)
- A big part of that is a bullpen that couldn’t hold leads or ties and a slumping Yordan Alvarez, who highlighted the offensive woes (Astros.com)
- Help seems to be on the way though as Jake Odorrizzi fired off 4.2 scoreless in Sugar Land last night (Twitter - Brian McTaggart)
- Odorrizzi at least feels like he’s ready to return (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- But will the return of some of these starters really be the reinforcements that the Astros’ pen needs? (The Athletic, $$$)
- Glad to see that at least some people in LA realize that Astros fans aren’t hot, weepy messes of apologia over the sign stealing (LA Times)
Around the League
- Strikeouts are way up in 2021, but is it really what it looks like? (MLB.com)
- It’s gotten to the point that even Nolan Ryan would like it if we could tamp down on all the K’s flying about (Houston Chronicle)
- Joe West is about to break a record by poorly umpiring his 5,376th game (AP News)
- It looks like Shohei Ohtani has finally become the modern-day Babe Ruth in more than just name (538 Sports)
- The roster for Team USA at the Olympics has been announced for those who enjoy international competition (Sporting News)
- Vlad Jr. and Acuna are just the third duo aged 23 or younger to be atop the home run leader boards with at least 15 taters (MLB.com)
- I know a lot of Astros fans are all over this, but I don’t expect Erik Kratz’s sign stealing allegations against the Rockies to move the needle much in terms of vitriol aimed at the Astros (MLB Trade Rumors)