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Astros News
- It was a wild series finale in Boston last night as the Red Sox staved off the Astros to avoid a sweep for the second straight week (Astros.com)
- It was a rare off night for Greinke, who stated after the game that he just didn’t have his stuff and wasn’t getting the calls when he needed them (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- The Astros have one of the best offenses in baseball, which bodes well as the schedule begins to lighten (The Athletic, $$$)
- Especially if Altuve can continue to golf balls almost a foot below the strike zone out of the stadium (Twitter - Sarah Langs)
- Lance had himself a nice little rehab outing in Sugar Land last night, tossing 64 pitches in four innings and giving up just 1 run on 2 hits and striking out 4 (Astros.com)
Around the League
- So how did we get to a place where the San Francisco Giants are suddenly the best team in baseball? (ESPN)
- Jose Abreu got popped in the knee by an umpire tossing a bat behind him, but stayed in the game anyways (Yahoo! Sports)
- Mookie Betts made yet another spectacular defensive play, and this one you gotta see to believe (Sporting News)
- The Twins walked off the Yankees last night to avoid a sweep and help exorcise some demons against the bombers (MLB.com)
- A local Atlanta business group has lost its suit to force MLB’s All Star game to return to Georgia (Raw Story)