Astros Crawfish Boil: August 14, 2023

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Houston Astros

Houston Astros: Past hardships helped José Urquidy hurdle 2023 injury (houstonchronicle.com)

4 Astros who are playing their way out of the team’s 2024 plans (climbingtalshill.com)

Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve & Phillies’ Trea Turner lead Team of the Week | Flippin’ Bats (fox.sports.com)

Why MLB’s pitch clock led Astros’ Kyle Tucker to ditch barehanded hitting (theathletic.com)

Six-Man Pitching Rotation Gives Baker, Astros Flexibility (si.com)

Astros’ Michael Brantley nearing rehab assignment (yardbarker.com)

AL West News

With playoff hopes all but dashed, Angels’ ambitious move to rally around Shohei Ohtani looks to be backfiring (sports.yahoo.com)

Shohei Ohtani: Angels phenom to miss his next pitching start, manager says he’s ‘tired’ (sportskeeda.com)

Journeyman Catcher Quickly Proves Manager Phil Nevin Was Way Wrong (si.com)

New York Yankees and Oakland A’s fall to incredible ninth inning collapses (erienewsnow.com)

Zack Gelof homers twice for A’s in four-hit performance (mlb.com)

Lake Tahoe cafe fires back at Oakland A’s owner (cbsnews.com)

Logan Gilbert leads Mariners into series with Royals (deadspin.com)

Seattle Mariners almost mount comeback against the Baltimore Orioles, but almost doesn’t count (lookoutlanding.com)

Orioles’ Cedric Mullins robs Mariners of series win in extra innings (spokesman.com)

Texas Rangers win wild series against San Francisco Giants as Bruce Bochy gets appreciated in return (12newsnow.com)

Rangers activate All-Star catcher Heim from injured list (nbcsports.com)

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy sees Giants reunion end on sour note (dallasnews.com)

MLB News (mlb.com)

All-MLB Watch: Here are the favorites for 2023

A deep dive into each team’s updated Top 30 Prospects list

Mullins robs a HR, then hits one in crazy late-game sequence

Marlins mount massive comeback in 9th to walk off Yanks

‘Back on track’: Urías K’s 12 to push Dodgers to 8th straight win

5 series to keep an eye on this week

Meet the 16-year-old at the heart of USA’s Women’s World Cup lineup

Houston Astros Birthdays

Infielder Mark Loretta (52) played 255 games for Houston in 2002, 2007 and 2008. He hit .296/.363/.393 with 10 home runs and 87 RBI.