Astros Crawfish Boil: June 13, 2023

Welcome to the Tuesday Boil!

After a well-deserved rest day (and a nice palate cleanser for the panic battalion), the Astros get back after it with a three-game set against the Washington Nationals. In the meantime, here’s your Tuesday Crawfish Boil. I’ll continue to endeavor to cleanse these link dump articles of all chron, si, and sportskeeda, but may once in a while include one.

Houston Astros News

The series win against the Houston Astros has made us hopeful for the Cleveland Guardians (factoryofsadness.com)

How Houston Astros first half could all​ hinge on this stretch (houston.sportsmap.com)

Cubs Rumors: Cody Bellinger sounds like a dream trade target for the Astros (cubbiescrib.com)

Astros, Nationals meet amid memories of 2019 World Series (sportsnaut.com)

MLB Rumors: Astros trade target, Mets fed up, Yankees block Peraza (fansided.com)

Biggest takeaways from an Astros road trip that didn’t go well (houstonchronicle.com)

Houston Astros celebrate the retirement of Mark Berman: Houston Sports Legend with a ‘sweet’ surprise (fox26houston.com)

Former Astros catcher leaves a thoughtful message to Mark Berman: Houston Sports Legend (yahoo.com)

AL West News

Mariners place Penn Murfee on injured list, promote Ty Adcock from AA Arkansas (fox13seattle.com)

Manager Scott Servais calls out Mariners’ ‘lack of focus’ (seattletimes.com)

Mariners Select Ty Adcock (mlbtraderumors.com)

Tailgates, t-shirts and what else to expect at A’s fans ‘reverse boycott’ (mercurynews.com)

Oakland A’s Fans Plan ‘Reverse Boycott’ At Tuesday Night’s Game To Protest Possible Las Vegas Move (sfist.com)

Are the Oakland A’s staying or going? Nevada lawmakers are yet to decide (mercurynews.com)

Rangers’ Gray to miss scheduled start vs. Angels on Tuesday because of blister (ktvz.com)

Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani explodes and drops F-bombs after a questionable call by the umpire (marca.com)

Angels: The real reason Mike Trout is struggling in 2023 (clutchpoints.com)

Angels Believe Zach Neto Will Continue Developing Power (yardbarker.com)

Rangers term Jacob deGrom’s Tommy John surgery successful (deadspin.com)

Why are Texas Rangers finally part of All-Star conversation? (dallasnews.com)

MLB News

Royals’ GM: No Interest In Trading Salvy (mlbtraderumors.com)

Giants prospect Keaton Winn earns first MLB callup (mlb.com)

Gunnar Henderson crushes home run as Orioles sweep Royals (mlb.com)

A’s become MLB’s surprise hot topic, winning games and losing stadium pitches (sfchronicle.com)

MLB NRFI Picks | Odds, Expert Prediction for Jesus Luzardo, Zack Greinke (actionnetwork.com)

Oakland A’s reverse boycott: Four things to know as fans plan to protest ownership at the Coliseum (cbssports.com)

Diamondbacks Designate Anthony Misiewicz For Assignment (mlbtraderumors.com)

Five MLB teams that need a turnaround to make playoffs (and their chances to do so) (theathletic.com)

Houston Astros Birthdays

None today (but there’s four tomorrow and five on Thursday).