Climbing Tal's Hill Jun 8, 2019
Houston Astros welcome back Cionel Perez to The Show
The Houston Astros gave Cionel Perez a reprieve from last years debut. This time around, he did not disappoint in his first appearance of the year. Standing at 5-11, the Cuban left-hander debuted last year for the Astros in a losing effort against the Athletics. Perez‘s 2018 was, speckled, to say the least. Some outings […] Houston Astros welcome back Cionel Perez to The Show - Climbing Tals Hill - Climbing Tals Hill - A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 8, 2019
Astros Crawfish Boil: June 8th, 2019
Start your weekend with some of the best Astros links around Check out the rest of the Crawfish Boxes here Astros News Last night’s game was pretty boring until it wasn’t when Chirinos walked it off in the 11th (Sports Radio 610)And you can check out the video of that walkoff hit and Gurriel’s wild slide at home here (Astros.com)It was also a big night for Gerrit Cole, who turned it up a notch to strike out 14 after a shaky first inning (Texas Sports Nation)Let’s not forget the heroics of Cionel Perez, who was able to give some much-needed rest to a tired bullpen (Astros.com)Collin...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 8, 2019
Game Recap: Another extra inning thriller! Chirinos walk-off double in 11th downs birds 4-3
Superb pitching by Gerrit Cole and AAA call-up Cionel Perez keeps game close. Even when the Astros are lethargic they’re exciting. The Astros played a five hour game in Seattle yesterday. Fourteen innings. You could tell they were glad to be home playing the worst team in baseball. We all knew they would win. They’ve won 8 of their last 10. The fans knew they would win. The team knew they would win. This game would be a needed respite for an exhausted team. Rest for the weary. The Orioles almost caught the Astros sleeping tonight. It started in the first. With one out Oriole Anthony...
The Crawfish Boxes Jun 7, 2019
Cionel Perez to be on roster for tonight’s game.
Brady Rodgers optioned back to Little Rock Cionel Perez was promoted to the 25 man Astros roster this morning, and will be available to pitch this evening against the Orioles. In a related move, Brady Rodgers was optioned back to AAA Round Rock. This will be Perez’ second stint with the Astros. Last season in 11.1 innings Perez pitched eight games without decision, with a 3.97 ERA. This year at Round Rock his ERA is 6.44 with an 0-1 record. One consideration in the Perez’ call-up is the overuse of the bullpen currently. The Astros just completed a fourteen inning game yesterday and...
The Crawfish Boxes May 31, 2019
Astros Prospect Report: May 30th, 2019
See how the prospects performed last night! Another day of minor league action in the books. See the results below. AAA: Round Rock Express (32-22) lost 7-0 (BOX SCORE) Note: Tucker is hitting .340 with 11 HR, 28 RBI in May. Kyle Tucker, RF: 1-for-4, 2B Joshua Rojas, 3B: 1-for-3 Cionel Perez, LHP: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Kent Emanuel, LHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K AAA: Corpus Christi Hooks (26-26) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE) Note: Wrenn is hitting .333 with 3 HR over his last 10 games. Osvaldo Duarte, SS: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI Seth Beer, 1B: 1-for-4, BB Granden...
