Last night, the MLB announced their Rookies of the Year for the American and National conferences. Houston’s Yordan Alvarez won by a unanimous decision for the American League over Tampa Bay’s Brandon Lowe and Baltimore’s John Means. Alvarez had his major league debut on June 9th and instantly became the DH for the Astros. Through […]
Astros First Team to 100 Wins
The Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 yesterday to become the first team this season to 100 wins. Astros ace Gerrit Cole had 10 strikeouts in eight innings with allowing the only two runs the Rangers managed to score. Cole now has 302 strikeouts in 200 innings pitched with an ERA of 2.61. Yuli […]
Astros Beat Rangers in First Game
Yesterday, the Astros defeated the Rangers 4-1 in their first of two games. It was a pitchers showdown as Justin Verlander faced off against Lance Lynn. Verlander ended up allowing only 4 hits in 6 innings. While Lynn allowed 7 hits and 4 runs in 7 innings pitched. Catcher Robinson Chirinos led the Astros with […]