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Photo by Carmen Mandato/ Royce Lewis, just back for IL, gets four RBI for Minnesota after predicting “something special.” Even the best fail at baseball sometimes. Today, two of the best relievers in the best bullpen in baseball failed to hold a lead heroically provided by Jose Altuve, giving the Twins a 7-5 win over the Astros at Minute Maid Park. Starter J.P. France opened the game strong for the Astros but ran into some trouble in the third inning that could have been avoided. With two outs and no one on, France walked Carlos Correa, allowed a bloop single to...

Rookie Royce Lewis homered with four RBIs in his season debut and Ryan Jeffers hit a two-run shot in the 10th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros on Monday.

Photo by Kavin Mistry/ J.P. France goes to make it four in a row. Happy Memorial Day. And thank you to all those who gave their lives fighting for the rest of us. It’s not the first time the Twins and Astros met on Memorial Day. Remember this from the 2017 season. For more on this game and the series, check out Kevin’s take HERE. Here are the lineups.

Houston Astros first baseman Jose Abreu (79) celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run against the Oakland Athletics. | Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to the family, Jose Abreu A few years ago —the details are fuzzy in my mind — an interviewer asked Alex Bregman about the performance of some new “minor leaguers” recently elevated to the major league club. Before answering the question, Bregman forcefully corrected the interviewer. “They’re members of the Astros now.” Jose Abreu, one of the newest members of the Astros, has been so bad,...

There have been plenty of rumors coming out about the Houston Rockets this offseason, but they all share a common theme: the Rockets want to get better, and quickly. That being said, the Rockets have the No. 4 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, and they could look to move it in an attempt to […] The post Rockets ‘enamored’ with Amen Thompson as potential No. 4 pick in 2023 NBA Draft appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Houston is trending toward adding another non-college prospect.

Hooks’ Julio Robaina pitches against the Arkansas Travelers at Whataburger Field on April 6, 2023. | Angela Piazza/Caller-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK See how the prospects performed last night. Another day of minor league action is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (22-28) won 5-4 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Kessinger sac fly. They got 4 more in the 4th on a Leon solo HR, Perez RBI double and Berryhill 2 run HR. McGowin got the start and allowed 3 runs over 5.2 innings. Hansen came on in relief and...

The veteran receiver is set to serve as a mentor for a team loaded with young talent.

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/ Series number 18 sees the Twins visit Houston. The Minnesota Twins visit the Houston Astros for a three-game series starting this afternoon. Today at 3:10 PM CT, the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros will play the first game of a three-game series. This is the second and final time the two will face off this season. Minnesota won two-of-three against the Astros from April 7 through 9. The Astros did take the finale, 5-1. Chas McCormick, Jeremy Peña, Mauricio Dubón & Yainer Diaz all collected multiple hits in Houston’s...

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/ Here’s the Monday Boil! Here’s the Monday Crawfish Boil! Houston Astros News The official Houston Astros Twitter account was a little mean, but after hearing Oakland’s fans boo Altuve for no reason, I’ve decided it’s just desserts. 10 runs in front of tens of fans. pic.twitter.com/8gTcs778mE— Houston Astros (@astros) May 28, 2023 Astros smack season-high 7 homers in 10-1 rout over A’s (deadspin.com) Alvarez hits 2 of Astros’ 7 HRs in 10-1 win over A’s, who fall to 10-45 (news.yahoo.com) A’s give up seven homers to...

Jose Abreu sliding into dugout celebration after his first home run of the season. | Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Houston’s 3rd straight win condemns Oakland to 11th consecutive defeat. On an overcast Sunday afternoon in the Bay Area, the defending World Champion Astros used the long ball, a decent if not vintage pitching performance from Christian Javier, and a strong bullpen to get the better of the struggling Athletics. Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Javier went 5 innings, giving up 1 run on 4 hits, walking 3 and striking out 3 The...

Robert Edwards-USA TODAY Sports Cristian Javier takes his broom to the mound.

The back end of Houston's defense looks promising heading into 2023.

AMARILLO, TEXAS - APRIL 14: Quincy Hamilton #10 of the Corpus Christi Hooks bats during the game against the Amarillo Sod Poodles at HODGETOWN Stadium on April 14, 2023 in Amarillo, Texas. | Photo by John E. Moore III/ See how the prospects performed last night. Another day of minor league action is in the books. See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (21-28) lost 6-0 (BOX SCORE) Solis got the start for Sugar Land and allowed 5 runs (all in the first two innings) over 4.2 innings of work. The bullpen pitched well with Ruppenthal, Paredes and Taylor...

Could Dariq Whitehead be available with the 20th pick? | Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports What options will Rafael Stone have at that spot? The Rockets drawing the fourth overall pick has made for some interesting discourse. Philosophical war is being raged on the streets of Twitter. This is because the options that are now viable are diametrically opposed. Amen Thompson has a higher ceiling than Scoot Henderson, and a lower floor than Scoot Porter Jr. Brandon Miller is safe. Cam Whitmore and Ausar Thompson lie somewhere in between. Where you stand on the issue may...