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Astros News
- The Astros finally found their bats and were able to grab a win in KC to avoid the sweep and hold on to their lead in the AL West (Astros.com)
- The lack of offense lately has opened the door for the A’s and even the Mariners to creep back into a suddenly tight divisional race (The Athletics, $$$)
- Jose Altuve will receive the Astros’ MLBPA Heart and Hustle Award before the game on Saturday (Twitter - Mark Berman)
- Jose Urquidy is beginning a rehab assignment in Florida as he looks to return to the pitching staff (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)
- Korey Lee and Pedro Leon now sit atop the Astros’ prospect rankings (Astros.com)
- Roy Oswalt is heading into the restaurant business in case you were looking for a new place to eat (Houston Chronicle)
Around the League
- Thank goodness that it looks like Chris Bassitt’s injuries are minimal in comparison to what they could have been after taking a liner after the face (FanGraphs)
- The Dodgers have unveiled their new City Connect uniforms and it’s a bit of a miss (ESPN)
- The Rangers have parted ways with their Assistant GM Shiraz Rehman (MLB Trade Rumors)
- It looks as though Topps is out after 70 years of being the official baseball card licensee, and instead it will be Fanatics printing them soon (ESPN)
- The Giants are on pace to break their franchise record for home runs, but don’t have a single guy who’s hit more than 20 while on their team this season (MLB.com)
- A judge has denied a permanent protection order for Trevor Bauer’s accuser against the fallen pitcher, but the criminal case continues on (MLB Trade Rumors)