Looking good right now. Wonder how long before we get a major injury? Hoping it doesn't happen.

They have been fun to watch the last couple weeks with the offense, defense and pitching being pretty solid. It is good to see Correa and and Altuve healthy this year. I think the roster is plenty deep if something were to happen as it didn't slow them down with Bregman being out with his hamstring injury.

I hope you're right! Fingers crossed. And yes, they have been fun to watch when I get the chance.

And Dallas is just sitting at home twiddling his thumbs, maybe hiring Scott Boras wasn't a smart move.

Three times....Really????

SMDH.....

Each day is different.

That’s yesterday’s standings.

Salt in the wound.......

Just adding salt to the wound.....


SMDH

That is the latest one on ESPN. Take it up with them...

Updated results are posted a few minutes after that days game is over

Astros starting poorly again.

Bats come alive tonight. 10-4 bottom of 8th inning

Loosing streak is snapped. 10-4 win

I'm a bandwagon baseball fan. When astros get to the post season I will start watching then

Trey! Where have ya been?

Been around, just decided to grace y'all with my presence again

Well....

Astros back in 1st place after winning series against Twins. 7-1 tonite final score.

Paul, this is shameful behavior and I have to call it like I see it.... You are better than this

What the heck are you talking about? Put down your 2nd bud light and go to bed. You're drunk.

Lmao

The Stros are playing very well at home. Last year they were not so good at home and great on the road.

Another bad night for the Astros bullpen.

Looks like the Rangers bull pen..... for sure

The boys squeaked one out today!!

Well apparently the Rangers suck unless they are stomping the chit or of the Astros.....

You may be right . Do they play 90 games this year?

Not against each other.....

4-6 in their last 10. need to do better.

Astros are kicking butt tonight.

But can't even score one run for Verlander! When Verlander pitches it reminds me of when Clemens was here. It always seemed the Astros could never score more than a few runs if they scored any when he pitched.

It seems that when Verlander pitches, the opposing team has their ace on the mound also. Could be why Astro hitters are held to low amounts of offense

It's still shameful.......

No late games this month until 5/31

Love it. Think KC will toughen up against the Astros?

Yes

Hopefully tonight guys!!!

Ttt

I think I’ll turn the channel now. Another case of leaving a starting pitcher and reliever in too long. 2 grand slams hit by KC tonite.

Why? Who had the awful idea of creating a thread dedicated to the Astros?

Bump....

There’s also a thread dedicated to the Rangers, if that’s what team your interested in. As far as I know, there’s no pro baseball team in El Paso hoss.

Sometimes you just have one of those nights.

Yep. Hopefully a better result for tonight’s game.

Not sure what is going on with Colin McHugh, but they either need to figure it out after one more start or put him back in the bull pen. I hope Peacock does a little better too, his ERA (5.28) is not all that good either.

I have no problem with it. I'm not a Fan but love trading barbs with my Houston friends.

Go Rangers........at least put a streak together

McCugh just kept throwing the slider til KC batters figured it out.

Rangers ride into Houston Thursday for a 4 game series with the Astros. Should be a nail biter.

A contributing forum member..... unlike you!

Go back and read the first post of this thread

Don’t give up yet, especially after Astros performance last night. Rangers @ pirates is on now.

Rangers are up 4 games to 2 games so far this year.

Im a Rangers fan first and an altuve hater.....

That’s not going to make the Rangers a better team than the Astros no matter how hard I try.....

Some days it does

Haters going to hate. I'm logging off to watching the Astros and maybe a little of the Rockets.

Astros 9
Royals 0

Do it again!

Peacock has not been well as a starter.. He set a new record for strick outs last night. I read in the morning paper that he started pitching from the stretch position which turned him into a shutout pitcher.

Next round of the Silver Boot Series kicks off at 7:10 tonight!

I'm holding all comments until the series is over.

You just commented

Lmao

Boom. Reddick saves the day and wtf was Choo thinking??

Astros 4
Rangers 2

About to get a float in before walking to game tonight.

7:10pm

What hotel is that?

Astros 3

Rangers 0

Marriot Marquis in downtown.

First pitch 7:10 with Cole on the mound for the Astros. Rangers pitcher TBD. The bottom of the lineup carried the ASTROS last night. Need to see1-6 get back in the game tonight. PLAY BALL

Game times almost here!!!

Astros announced that Colin McCugh will be moved to the bullpen, AAA pitcher will take his place in the rotation.
Also Jose Altuve won’t play tonite due to hamstring issue from last nites game.

Astros are starting to separate themselves from the pack.

get the brooms out

Rangers start with a closing pitcher, and have somebody warming up in the bullpen. Interesting

Grand slam by Diaz. 6-1 Astros.

WoW Dowdy served that one up for Diaz. Two sliders down the middle.

Pence got caught between a rock and a hard place. THAT was costly.

Devinski needs to spend some time back in AAA.

Rough nite defensively for the Rangers.

Go Astros!

Tony Kemp is a HIGHLIGHT REEL every time he enters a game. Something good always happens.

Houston has shown the Rangers what good pitching and consistent hitting with power looks like. The Rangers have shown them what bad pitching, anemic hitting racking up tons of Ks and errors looks like. They are playing like we figured they would. Gallo has been racking up some Ks recently...

When your K rate is 45% you suck! Not enough contact for my viewing pleasure.

Oh hell McHUGH is on the mound. I thought I told AJ to pull him from the rotation.

Warm up the fat lady

15-3 Bill. Comments?

I think this lineup is even better than 2 years ago and Altuve is having a down year so far.

Bregman with 2 HRs today, 12 for year, hitting .271 and Springer 2HRs also, hitting .321, 5/5 today are two studs in that lineup. Home growrn through the farm system at that. Lots of good future with sticks like that.

Springer up to 15 HRs too

Rangers have nothing comparable to their power, consistency or fielding prowess, sorry they don't and I'm a Rangers fan but also a realist.

Astros 6 games to Rangers 4 games so far

Next series starts July 11 for 4 games in Arlington

They could put a T- Ball up there for Odor.

There it is.... the REAL Mr Oxner. Keep it up sir.

But, but, but, I don't hate him like you hate Altuve. Are you happy that he is injured?

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...but-they-might-be-better-than-you-think/

Altuve is arrogant.

I’m never happy when somebody gets injured....

Unless Odor is punching Altuve in the face.... that would be good

Astro's =

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...but-they-might-be-better-than-you-think/[/quote]


The Houston Astros over the last two full season have racked up 204 wins and a World Series trophy. Given that recent history, their intact core, targeted additions, and collection of ready-now prospects, it's not a surprise that the Astros are presently atop the AL West standings.
At 23-15, Houston is playing at a 98-win pace, and -- tidily enough -- the SportsLine Projection Model (@SportsLine on Twitter) gives them a 98 percent chance of winning the division for a third straight year. Impressive as that is, it really undersells how good the Astros have been thus far in 2019. That's the case for a couple of reasons. To wit ...
They've had a tough schedule
In terms of opponents' average winning percentage, the Astros presently check in at .525, which is toughest in the American League by a significant margin (the Rangers are next at .510). That's almost like playing the 2018 Cardinals every game. As well, Houston to date has played 21 of 38 games on the road. So they've played .605 ball and run up a plus-49 run differential despite that tough docket.
The good news for Houston is that going forward things figure to get easier. In addition to playing the majority of their games at home the rest of the way, that opponents' average winning percentage drops to .472 (subject to change depending on relevant results, of course). That's a bit like playing the 2018 Mets every game.
They've played better than their record
Here's the real story. At an underlying level, the Astros have played better than their already very good 23-15 mark. We know this thanks to the BaseRuns system available at Fangraphs. BaseRuns attempts to model a team's run-scoring and run-prevention capabilities at the granular level -- i.e., on a plate-appearance-by-plate-appearance basis and with the effects of hit "sequencing" removed. Basically, it's a measure of how good a team is at controlling the fundamental outcomes of the batter-pitcher encounter. It yields what a team's record should be based on core skills. It's also generally a better predictor of how a team will fare going forward than the team's actual record is.
As for the Astros, they presently have a BaseRuns record of 27-11, which is four games better than their actual record. It's also the best mark in all of baseball by a substantial three-game margin over the Dodgers. To a large extent, this phenomenon can be explained by how hard the Astros are hitting the baseball:

The Houston Astros over the last two full season have racked up 204 wins and a World Series trophy. Given that recent history, their intact core, targeted additions, and collection of ready-now prospects, it's not a surprise that the Astros are presently atop the AL West standings.
At 23-15, Houston is playing at a 98-win pace, and -- tidily enough -- the SportsLine Projection Model (@SportsLine on Twitter) gives them a 98 percent chance of winning the division for a third straight year. Impressive as that is, it really undersells how good the Astros have been thus far in 2019. That's the case for a couple of reasons. To wit ...
They've had a tough schedule
In terms of opponents' average winning percentage, the Astros presently check in at .525, which is toughest in the American League by a significant margin (the Rangers are next at .510). That's almost like playing the 2018 Cardinals every game. As well, Houston to date has played 21 of 38 games on the road. So they've played .605 ball and run up a plus-49 run differential despite that tough docket.
The good news for Houston is that going forward things figure to get easier. In addition to playing the majority of their games at home the rest of the way, that opponents' average winning percentage drops to .472 (subject to change depending on relevant results, of course). That's a bit like playing the 2018 Mets every game.
They've played better than their record
Here's the real story. At an underlying level, the Astros have played better than their already very good 23-15 mark. We know this thanks to the BaseRuns system available at Fangraphs. BaseRuns attempts to model a team's run-scoring and run-prevention capabilities at the granular level -- i.e., on a plate-appearance-by-plate-appearance basis and with the effects of hit "sequencing" removed. Basically, it's a measure of how good a team is at controlling the fundamental outcomes of the batter-pitcher encounter. It yields what a team's record should be based on core skills. It's also generally a better predictor of how a team will fare going forward than the team's actual record is.
As for the Astros, they presently have a BaseRuns record of 27-11, which is four games better than their actual record. It's also the best mark in all of baseball by a substantial three-game margin over the Dodgers. To a large extent, this phenomenon can be explained by how hard the Astros are hitting the baseball: [/quote]
Bill, they are a force to be reckoned with, no doubt about it. And more the impressive, their non-pitchers are nearly all home grown talent which is rare in today's game...

Winningest team in baseball.

So far so good! It is a long season though

Astros 8
Detroit 1

Love the early games.

They are back to MACHINE status !!

The washed out catcher that Sapper was trolling about hit another homer last night. Scored several runs.

I wasn’t gonna say anything , but since you did———-



Charinos is also leading several stat catagories for AL catchers for the season so far.