The Crawfish Boxes May 31, 2023
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...
The Crawfish Boxes May 7, 2023
Bullpen collapses, wastes JP France’s MLB debut as Astros fall against Mariners
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Rafael Montero and Ryne Stanek threw JP France’s great start to the garbage can. JP France had no easy task on Saturday. In the middle of a rough patch for the Astros, he was slated to make his MLB debut as their starter against the red-hot Seattle Mariners. The 28-year-old rookie turned out to have an outstanding debut but the Astros bullpen couldn’t do its job and the team dropped the lead on a 7x5 loss. It was a forgettable, horrific eighth inning in which the Mariners pounded hard with seven runs against two of the best relievers...
