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Astros News
- The Astros continued their recent power surge last night, slugging 3 more homers and taking the opening game of the White Sox series (Astros.com)
- Abraham Toro should have a chance to step up and show the Astros what he can do now that Bregman is on the shelf for a bit (The Athletic, $$$)
- The Astros have taken over the MLB lead for run differential after last night’s explosion (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- Everyone’s excited about the Keuchel-McCullers game this Sunday, and here’s Dallas talking about it before yesterday’s match (Twitter - Mark Berman)
Around the League
- Now seems like a particularly good time to review the history of doctored balls in baseball (CBS Sports)
- MLB has announced that COVID restrictions will be eased for personnel who have been fully vaccinated (ESPN)
- Are we seeing the curse of the no-hitter for the Diamondbacks and Orioles right now? (MLB.com)
- Speaking of Arizona, they managed to take sole possession of the MLB road losing record last night after dropping their 23rd straight road game (ESPN)
- This triple play is really not the best look for the Blue Jays when it comes to baserunning (MLB.com)