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Astros News
- Odorizzi’s lack of command put the Astros in an early hole that they couldn’t climb out of as they end up splitting the series in LA (Astros.com)
- But it wasn’t all bad as Correa’s 8th inning home run off of Joe Kelly was pure poetry (Houston Chronicle)
- McTaggart’s latest notes cover Bregman’s rehab in Sugar Land and Alvarez working out at 1B (Astros.com)
- We could also see Pedro Baez’s long-awaited Astros debut before too long (Astros.com)
- Ryan Pressly has been reinstated from paternity leave and should be in the bullpen for the Twins series (Sports Radio 690)
- The bullpen has been completely revamped, but now the Astros need to figure out exactly how to deploy it (The Athletic, $$$)
- Joey Votto was asked about the cheating scandal and accidentally spoke for an entire fanbase (Sporting News)
- These fans got a surprise when their car broke down and Alex Bregman pulled over to give them a hand (KHOU 11)
Around the League
- The 2022 schedule has been released for those of you who like to plan really far in advance (MLB.com)
- Here are 7 teams that may regret the moves they did or didn’t make at the deadline (MLB.com)
- So how will teams with no chance of making the playoffs spend the next couple of months? (FanGraphs)
- The Angels look like one of those teams right now, especially after announcing that Anthony Rendon will have season-ending surgery (Sports Illustrated)
- Khris Davis returns to his roots after signing a minor league deal with the Athletics (MLB Trade Rumors)