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Astros News
- The Astros love their dads the most after completing the sweep of the White Sox and winning their seventh straight game (Astros.com)
- Fans were classy with Keuchel in that game, giving him a standing O on his way to the dugout (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- And here’s a nice article about why a good number of fans still love Keuchel even though he’s been gone from the team for years (Apollo Houston)
- The recent winning streak has put them in first place in the AL by a razor-thin margin(Twitter - Mark Berman)
- Correa put it in perspective after the game though, noting that this was just one series in June (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- Jake Kaplan covered what’s going on with the Astros lately, starting with Correa’s recent play, Bregman’s injury, and Alvarez’s time in left field (The Athletic, $$$)
Around the League
- Wander Franco, baseball’s #1 prospect, has been called up by the Rays (MLB.com)
- This story of Joey Votto and a young fan is what baseball is all about (Sporting News)
- It appears as though the gentlemen’s agreement over not having umps check pitchers for sticky stuff is officially dead (ESPN)
- The Yankees have turned their third triple play of the season, tying an MLB record (MLB.com)
- Kyle Schwarber has also tied a record after hitting 5 homers in 2 games (MLB.com)