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Astros Crawfish Boil: September 20th, 2021

How does a magic number of 8 feel like both a lock and way too high at the same time?

By CKuno Sep 20, 2021, 8:30am CDT

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Astros News

Magic Number: 8

Some late homers by the kids salvaged a series win for the Astros yesterday and kept them in the catbird seat to win the division (Astros.com)
Jason Castro may have spent a chunk of time on the IL this season, but he has been clutch when he is healthy (Astros.com)
So what’s the story behind Kyle Tucker’s big hit celebration this season? (Houston Chronicle)
Jake Kaplan peered into his crystal ball to make some postseason predictions, starting with Zack Greinke making the rotation and Jose Siri riding the bench (The Athletic, $$$)
Speaking of Greinke, the team emulated the vaunted starter’s unique fashion sense during their most recent flight (Houston Chronicle)

Around the League

Eddie Rosario was all sorts of locked in yesterday, hitting for the cycle on just 5 pitches (MLB.com)
There was a bit of a kerfuffle in the Padres’ dugout over the weekend as Manny Machado had some words with Fernando Tatis Jr. (Sporting News)
Oakland started the season with such high hopes, but then attrition caught up to the team (FanGraphs)
Salvador Perez does not have time for your stereotypes about aging catchers (Sports Illustrated)
In a move that could be described as “too late,” the Mets are considering plopping Syndergaard back into the majors before the end of the season (MLB Trade Rumors)
The Yankees are considering the same for Luis Severino (MLB Trade Rumors)