Another day, another win for the Astros. Lots of home runs were hit and lots of home runs were scored as we topped the Brewers 10-8.
Notes:
Gurriel: 3-5, HR, 3 RBI
Alvarez: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI and became the first Astro to ever hit home runs in their first and second game.
Chirinos: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
White: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI
Full Box:
Full Recap:
Tags has updates on 6 different Astros players on the IL.
Yordan talks about his comfort at the MLB level.
Here is a slideshow talking about everything you need to know about the big man himself.
Altuve says this is "the best he's [felt] in a long time".
What are the Astros going to look like at full strength? ($)
This concludes what has been yet another slow news day involving our Houston Astros.
On This Day in Baseball History
In 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter while tripping on LSD. If you don't normally click on these, you HAVE to click on this one and give it a watch/listen.
In 2007, Justin Verlander threw his first no-hitter.
In 2010, Daniel Nava hit a grand slam on the first pitch he saw in his MLB career.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
