The Crawfish Boxes Sep 11, 2023
Héctor Neris Deserves More Attention
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports For as much attention as Ryan Pressly and Bryan Abreu garner from the Astros’ bullpen, Héctor Neris deserves his own considering how his season up to this point. Well, a reliever with a 1.84 ERA — a top-seven among all qualified relievers — in 58 2⁄3 innings ought to stand out. Although James Click’s tenure was ultimately, and unfairly, brief in Houston, he made a variety of moves to beef up a bullpen that was lacking depth behind Pressly. While Pedro Báez was a swing-and-miss in 2021, the decision to sign Ryne Stanek and Neris...
The Crawfish Boxes Sep 5, 2023
Astros Crawfish Boil: September 5, 2023
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Two more like that please. The Houston Astros have clinched the tiebreaker against the Texas Rangers, and have tied the Seattle Mariners for the AL West lead. Houston Astros News Houston Astros deliver a much-needed response vs. Texas Rangers (houstonchronicle.com) Houston Astros relief pitcher Ryne Stanek injured in win against Rangers (fox26houston.com) Dubón and Altuve go back-to-back twice, Astros hit 5 homers in 13-6 win over Rangers (apnews.com) Photos: Rangers hand over the Silver Boot with loss to Astros (dallasnews.com) Wild-Card...
