Astros vs Rangers Starting Pitcher Matchup - Jul. 12
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Zack Short singled home Cam Smith from second base with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning to send the Astros to a dramatic 5-4 walk-off win over the Rangers on Saturday night at Daikin Park, snapping a season-long four-game losing streak.
Despite the slew of injuries throughout the roster, the Houston Astros are one of the best teams in baseball this season. The Astros can look to add a few different positions at the MLB trade deadline, with a left fielder, second baseman, and a lefty bat the top needs.
The Houston Astros need to add a starting pitcher this season. ESPN's Jeff Passan recently connected the Astros to a huge trade for a starter.
Sometimes at this point, there will be an obvious No. 1 team. Most others, there isn't one. We're fortune right now to have three teams with a legitimate claim as the "best team in baseball" in the Los Angeles Dodgers,
Luhnow hasn't held a role in MLB since being fired by Astros owner Jim Crane in 2020 following the 2017 sign-stealing scandal.
Ken Stabler went from Foley High School and the Alabama Crimson Tide to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But only after the New York Yankees, New York Mets and Houston Astros struck out in their efforts to get “Snake” to play big-league baseball. Each of those teams used a draft pick on Stabler, who was a left-handed pitcher.
Twenty-three big league seasons, over 9,500 plate appearances and more than 2,500 hits. That’s the combined résumé of former first-round picks Dmitri and Delmon Young. And while the Young brothers haven't played in the big leagues in a decade (Delmon’s final MLB season came in 2015),