Astros Crawfish Boil: August 5. 2024

Welcome to the Monday Boil.

Houston Astros News

‘Phenomenal’ Arrighetti racks up career-high 12 K’s

McCullers to miss second straight full season

Injuries & Moves: Verlander hits 94 mph in simulated game

A possible youth movement, first base options and Ryan Pressly’s return (NY Times)

Here’s how Hooks infielder Brice Matthews is transforming into another Houston Astros prodigy (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)

AL West News

A’s: Dodgers broadcaster lays into A’s over impending relocation: ‘The people running it are apparently shameless’ (Yahoo)

M’s: Mariners Breakdown: Trade deadline adds making impact (Seattle Sports)

Halos: Kevin Pillar says Angels keeping him at deadline was ‘a mutual decision’ (OC Register)

Blarts: Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi’s team record streak without walk ends (ESPN)

MLB News

Here’s our annual World Series contenders draft

No-look (no-see?) catch changes Phillies’ fortunes

Blake Snell had hilarious quote about his energy level during no-hitter (YB)

The Padres Might Actually Pull This Off (FG)

Holliday’s 2nd career blast headlines O’s big youth display

Sunday Notes: Not-Hitting Austin Wells is Catching On in New York (FG)

Mark Vientos and Jose Iglesias Are Making Magic With the Mets (FG)

Skenes grinds through shortest start since June

Chicago drops 20th in row, one shy of matching AL record (YB)

‘That’ll be funky, right?’ Jansen can be first to play for both sides in game

Houston Astros Birthdays

RF Domingo Santana (32) was seven-for-60 in 20 games for Houston between 2014 and 2015.

C Tim Federowicz (37) was seven-for-34 in 10 games with the 2018 Astros.

PH Jesús de la Rosa (71) was one-for-three with a double in three games for the 1975 Astros. It was his only major league look, but he has a career .333 batting average, so there’s that.

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And just a quick stat drop here — despite a nine-game homestand in which the Astros finished under .500, there is still this: