The Crawfish Boxes 20 hours ago
Astros Crawfish Boil: May 31, 2023
AUTOMATON | Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via It’s your Wednesday Boil! Welcome to the Wednesday Crawfish Boil! It’s easy to get behind the Astros when they play like they did last night. Brandon Bielak, thought to be organizational depth at best, struck out six and gave up just one run over 5 2⁄3 innings. With Bielak coming up just one out short of a Quality Start, Phil Maton relieved him and struck out four in 1 1⁄3 innings. Chas McCormick and Alex Bregman each took a shot at the moon, and Jose Abreu came within inches of a grand slam. Ryne Stanek...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune May 30, 2023
Bregman, McCormick homer to help Astros beat Twins 5-1
Minnesota's Joe Ryan hadn't allowed a home run since April 19 and had given up just four all season.
Twinkie Town May 30, 2023
Astros 5, Twins 1: Another boring game
Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports Joe Ryan had his worst start of the year and the offense couldn’t get anything done. Joe Ryan hadn’t allowed a home run in his last 6 starts, but tonight the Astros hit 2 off of him. They both came in the 2nd inning, one a solo shot from Alex Bregman, the other a 2-run blast from Chas McCormick. It wasn’t just home runs, though, as the Astros tacked on 2 more runs in the 3rd. An RBI single from Bregman and a sac fly from Jose Abreu made it a 5-0 game. Meanwhile the Twins bats were, and stop me if you’ve heard this before,...
The Crawfish Boxes May 30, 2023
Breggy Bomb and Chas Chomp Bury Twins Early. Astros Over Twins 5-1
Chas McCormick (20) hits a two-run home run to left field against the Minnesota Twins | Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports Brandon Bielak keeps the good vibes rollin off the mound In what looked at the outset like it would be a pitcher’s duel decidedly in favor of the Twins, the Astros got an early jump on Twins starter Joe Ryan. In the end, the only pitcher left standing was the Astros’ humble Brandon Bielak. Alex Bregman got it started with a solo homer to the Crawford Boxes in the second inning, followed soon after with a two-run Chas McCormick homer that brought...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune May 30, 2023
Joe Ryan allows two rare homers as Twins defeated by Astros 5-1
Both homers off Joe Ryan occurred in the second inning, an Alex Bregman bloop followed shortly by a Chas McCormick blast.
The Crawfish Boxes May 30, 2023
Game 54 Thread. May 30, 2023, 7:10 CT. Twins @ Astros
Twins shortstop Carlos Correa laughs with Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman | Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports It’s the Astros’ weakest starter against the Twins’ finest. Time for the bats to activate. The Astros lost yet another extra inning game yesterday after Jose Altuve’s grand slam gave the Astros a late inning lead. Yesterday loss was due to a bullpen meltdown. Today the starting pitching will be challenged. Brandon Bielak goes for the Astros against the Twins’ Joe Ryan, who is 7-1 with a 2.21 ERA. By the way, this game marks the exact 1⁄3...
The Crawfish Boxes May 29, 2023
The Astros Are Family
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,...
The Crawfish Boxes May 26, 2023
Game 50 Thread. May 26, 2023, 8:20 CT. Astros @ As
MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL / USA TODAY NETWORK Hunter Brown goes for the Stros to end the recent two-game skid The Astros hope their hitting can improve against the worst staff in baseball, that of the Oakland As. It’s been 19 innings since the Stros have scored so let's hope so. For more on this game and the series in Oakland click HERE. Here’s the Astros lineup: Jose Altuve..2B Mauricio Dubon ..SS Yordan Alvarez...DH Alex Bregman ...3B Kyle Tucker RF Jose Abreu 1B Corey Julks....LF Jake Meyers...CF Martin Maldonado....C
The Crawfish Boxes May 17, 2023
Are the Astros in an Offensive Funk?
Mauricio Dubon steals home on a wild pitch by the Cubs starting pitcher. | Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Astros’ Offense Slumps—Particularly Compared to Last Year It’s no secret that the Astros’ offense has struggled this month. Injuries have been part of the problem: Jose Altuve, Michael Brantley, and Chas McCormick have been out of the lineup. The timeline for the return of Altuve and Brantley is not specific. But beyond the injuries, some of the Astros’ batters are slumping. Notably, the Astros need Alex Bregman and Jose Abreu to improve their offense....
The Crawfish Boxes May 17, 2023
Yordan joins Biggio, Bagwell, Bregman, and others with 40-game on-base streak
Photo by Ronald Martinez/ After a 2-for-4 performance on Tuesday, Álvarez reached historic levels with the Astros. Among the Astros’ flaws in 2023, you cannot include Yordan Álvarez. The 25-year-old slugger has been as productive as always and as consistent as he’s been throughout his MLB career. On Tuesday night, Yordan’s on-base streak reached 40 games to join a premium club in Astros’ history. Against the Cubs, Álvarez went 2-for-4 with his ninth double of the season to extend his streak. Yordan joined Alex Bregman (2), Greg Gross, Jim Wynn, Jeff Bagwell,...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune May 15, 2023
Bregman's homer lifts Astros over Cubs 6-4; Bellinger hurt
Alex Bregman hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to power the Houston Astros to a 6-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.
The Crawfish Boxes May 15, 2023
Breggie Bomb Wins it For the Astros, 6-4
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Bullpen bails out rare weak start by Framber Valdez Framber Valdez has been a hard-luck pitcher this year. Despite a 2.38 ERA going into the game tonight, his record is only 3-4. So it’s a little ironic that, on the night when he finally got some run support, he could only go four innings, leaving the game with a 4-4 tie. Oh well. Alex Bregman broke his slump to add a two-run homer in the seventh to give the Astros the 6-4 win. The Astros got off to a hot start off Cubs starter Jameson Taillon. Mauricio Dubon led off with a single, and...
The Crawfish Boxes May 9, 2023
Slow Starts? Maybe, But this Is Unprecedented.
Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports Jose Abreu and Alex Bregman have reputations for slow starts. But what is happening to both of them this year is like nothing they have seen before. Can a team succeed with players at the power positions, first and third base, ranked 31st (out of 31) and 20th in wRC+ at those positions, respectively? You’d normally think that a team with players like that in those positions was in rebuilding mode. And think of the impact when these two players are batting 2nd and 4th in the lineup. Yes, I’m talking about Alex Bregman and Jose Abreu,...
The Crawfish Boxes May 9, 2023
Astros Can’t Overcome Angels Firepower, Succumb to Halos 6-4
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Ohtani’s two-double, two-RBI night the margin of victory. Both the Astros and Angels boast high-profile firepower. Tonight, the Angels had more ammunition. The Astros and Angels both went down quietly in the first, with Angels starter Patrick Sandoval working around an Alex Bregman single. Hunter Brown survived the Angels’ half of the first after giving up a sharp leadoff single to Taylor Ward. Mike Trout lined out on a great defensive play by Chas McCormick, just back from IL. Shohei Ohtani flied out and Ward got caught stealing...
The Crawfish Boxes May 3, 2023
Astros Bats Mired in Slump. Giants Take the Series with a 4-2 Win
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Late Breggie bomb not enough. The Astros finished their homestand on a sour note, losing their last two games to the Giants, combining for only two runs and eight hits in those games. Meanwhile, they wasted another good performance by pitcher Frmaber Valdez, who allowed two runs in six innings, but nonetheless notched his fourth loss of the season against two wins. The Astros blew an early opportunity of the game in the first inning. They managed three hits against starter Brandon Webb without a run; an Alex Bregman double play the rally...
