The Crawfish Boxes May 28, 2023
Game 52 Thread. May 28, 2023, 3:10 CT. Astros @ A's.
Robert Edwards-USA TODAY Sports Cristian Javier takes his broom to the mound.
The Crawfish Boxes May 22, 2023
Game 47 Thread, May 22, 2023, 6:40 CT. Astros @ Brewers
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Cristian Javier takes the mound for the Astros’ 8th straight The Astros have won seven straight, the last three against the awful Oakland A’s. The Astros managed only five runs in the last two games against otherwise poor pitchers. Let’s hope the bats are better against the Brewers. But in the last seven games, the Astros have an .831 OPS, third in the league. But in runs they’ve only scored on 24, 13th in the league. The Astros had better clutch hitting earlier in the season when their OPS was lower, and poorer clutch hitting...
The Crawfish Boxes May 16, 2023
Astros Club the Cubs 7-3
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Six doubles and fine starting pitching from Cristian Javier too much Are the Astros finally starting to click? Is the World Series hangover over? The Astros dominated the Chicago Cubs for the second straight night, hitting well tonight against a tough pitcher, and showing the kind of consistency in the bullpen that won them a World Championship last year. Tonight’s win was the Astros’ sixth in seven games and puts the team four games over .500 for the first time all year. The Astros scored first, thanks almost single-handedly to...
The Crawfish Boxes May 16, 2023
Game 42 Thread. May 16, 2023, 7:10 CT. Cubs @ Astros
Astros first baseman Jose Abreu (79) turns third base and scores against the Chicago Cubs yesterday | Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Cristian Javier goes for his fourth win while extending the Astros’ win streak to four Lineups and media access information are below.
The Crawfish Boxes May 10, 2023
Cristian Javier Silences Angels. Astros Hang On for 5-4 Win
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Jeremy Peña’s 2 RBI and 2 hits lead Astros attack In the 1950’s the Milwaukee Braves had a saying about their starting rotation. ”Spahn and Sain and pray for rain” I don’t know how to make a rhyme out of Valdez and Javier—if you can think of one, add it in the comments— but the situation is pretty much the same. The Astros have two, and only two, excellent starters. And after Valdez’s career game last night, Cristian Javier did his part to be the Astros’ Sain in today’s game. Before the Angels had to face Javier, the...
The Crawfish Boxes May 10, 2023
Game 37 Thread. May 10, 2023, 3:07 CT. Astros @ Angels
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Cristian Javier takes the mound for the series win in Los Angeles
