4:14pm: Espada tells the Astros beat that Hader will receive additional testing (link via Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle). The team has not yet ascertained the severity of the strain and thus do not have a firm timeline on his potential return. 3:15pm: The Astros announced that closer Josh Hader has been placed on the 15-day injured list due …
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One of the Yankees’ obvious stated goals is to make the postseason this year. Aaron Boone also stated his intention to “keep running [Devin Williams] out there.” These two avowals are incompatible with each other, as demonstrated by yet another meltdown from Williams. In his last four appearances, Williams has a pair of blown saves, gave up the game-winning hit, …
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With an offense that scratched across three runs in 10 innings, the Yankees required excellence from their pitching staff. Yet again, Devin Williams was nowhere near excellent. A quality, tense game in which the Yankees erased a two-run deficit and forced extra innings was deflated by their most polarizing pitcher in the 10th inning. Williams entered to what might generously …
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BOSTON — Instant reactions from the Red Sox’ 6-1 win over the Houston Astros at Fenway Park on Sunday: 1) The Red Sox swept the three-game series against Houston to improve to 62-51 overall and 37-21 at Fenway Park. 2) Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito tossed 8 innings and allowed just one run, three hits and one walk while striking …
Read More »Red Sox send powerful message coming out of trade deadline with sweep of Astros Audacy ‘This place is fun again’: Sox continue Fenway dominance with sweep of Astros MLB.com Lucas Giolito Had Relatable Response To Red Sox’s Early Start Time NESN Romy Gonzalez hits a first-inning homer and Red Sox go on to beat Astros 7-3 AP News After falling behind early, Red Sox …
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The Astros and Twins pulled off a shocking move in the final hours before the deadline that brought three-time All-Star infielder Carlos Correa back home to the team that he spent the first seven seasons of his career with. The deal sent Correa to Houston in exchange for pitching prospect Matt Mikulski, with the Twins retaining $33MM of the $103.4MM …
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How ironic. Red Sox announcer Will Middlebrooks criticized the Astros for being upset with Boston over sign-stealing drama during its 7-3 win on Saturday. “I had a feeling this was gonna happen,” Middlebrooks said. “Imagine the Astros being mad about stealing signs. But guess what, that’s part of the game, when you can see the grip in a glove.” Hector …
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BOSTON — Houston Astros reliever Héctor Neris intentionally balked to advance a runner to third on Saturday, then had an exchange with Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson that led to a dustup between the teams. Neris surrendered Trevor Story’s two-out RBI double in the seventh inning of Houston’s 7-3 loss. The right-hander then balked, moving Story to third, …
Read More »BOSTON (AP) — Houston Astros reliever Héctor Neris used a balk to advance a runner to third on Saturday, then had an exchange with Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson that led to a dustup between the teams. Neris surrendered Trevor Story’s two-out RBI double in the seventh inning of Houston’s 7-3 loss. The right-hander then balked, moving Story …
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BOSTON (AP) — Houston Astros reliever Héctor Neris used a balk to advance a runner to third on Saturday, then had an exchange with Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson that led to a dustup between the teams. Neris surrendered Trevor Story’s two-out RBI double in the seventh inning of Houston’s 7-3 loss. The right-hander then balked, moving Story …
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