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Astros News
- The Astros have been officially embarrassed by the Orioles, who finished off a sweep in MMP with no trouble last night (Astros.com)
- Some of the problem came from an absolutely atrocious performance by home plate ump CB Bucknor, an opinion which got Brent Strom run in the 2nd (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- But there was a pretty cool moment in the game last night as Astros reliever Ryan Hartman made his MLB debut (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- It looks as though Jose Altuve has returned to form after a down year in 2020 (FanGraphs)
- Martin Maldonado is out of the lineup temporarily after the Astros placed him on the bereavement list (Astros.com)
- Meanwhile, Jose Urquidy is headed to the IL with shoulder discomfort, but the team doesn’t seem to think it’s going to be a lasting injury (MLB Trade Rumors)
- It looks as though Gary Pettis is getting ready to rejoin the team, just in time to get his windmill working again (Astros.com)
Around the League
- The College World Series has a new national champion as Mississippi State destroyed Vanderbilt last night to take home the hardware (Sports Illustrated)
- Josh Donaldson escalated his beef with Lucas Giolito yesterday, but personally I feel like Donaldson is kinda being a turd about this whole thing (Sporting News)
- Trea Turner gave himself a nice little birthday gift last night by hitting for the cycle (ESPN)
- The Angels poured it on late and rallied to beat the Yankees, who continue to sink in the standings (MLB.com)
- The Red Sox are the first team to 50 wins this season, but can they hit 100? (MLB.com)
- Marcus Semien’s gamble seems to be working in his favor as his value is skyrocketing with the Blue Jays (538 Sports)