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Astros News
- Last night’s 6-3 loss to the Yankees featured a silver lining in the form of Luis Garcia having another excellent pitching performance (Astros.com)
- We also got to see Aledmys Diaz manning right field for the first time in his pro career (Astros.com)
- Jose Altuve is slumping, which has created the low hanging fruit question of whether or not he’s feeling pressure from all the boos (Sports Radio 610)
- Ryan Eades is on his way to Sugar Land after signing a minor league deal with the Astros (MLB Trade Rumors)
Around the League
- Orioles pitcher John Means is the third pitcher to toss a no-hitter this season and, like the other two, was one baserunner away from a perfect game (MLB.com)
- That runner that was allowed by one of the weirder baseball rules: the dropped third strike (MLB.com)
- Tony La Russa has not exactly been the manager to take the White Sox to the next level this season (AP News)
- Speaking of disappointments, it’s past time for something to be done about Angel Hernandez (Sporting News)
- Strikeouts have been on the rise this season, partially thanks to an increased number of fastballs up in the zone (FanGraphs)
- Willie Mays, one of the greatest athletes ever, turns 90 today (ESPN)
- The Blue Jays will return to Buffalo for home games beginning next month (MLB Trade Rumors)
- And hopefully they’ll have George Springer back by then as he returns to the IL, this time with leg fatigue (MLB Trade Rumors)