Game Story: The Houston Astros closed down the Baltimore Orioles on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. See the coverage alongside Alec Nava here.
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Houston Astros (69-60) Taking Control of AL West Manager: Joe Espada
1. Jose Altuve (2B, R) .299 AVG, 18 HR, 56 RBI, 74 R, 38 BB, 98 SO, 18 SB (34)
2. Alex Bregman (3B, DH, R) .258 AVG, 20 HR, 60 RBI, 66 R, 37 BB, 69 SO (30)
3. Yordan Alvarez (LF, L) .306 AVG, 25 HR, 67 RBI, 72 R, 58 BB, 78 SO (27)
4. Yainer Diaz (1B, R) .302 AVG, 15 HR, 71 RBI, 56 R, 19 BB, 75 SO (25, Excellent)
5. Jeremy Pena (SS, R) .277 AVG, 14 HR, 60 RBI, 66 R, 21 BB, 91 SO, 15 SB (26)
6. Victor Caratini (C, S) .269 AVG, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 19 R, 11 BB, 30 SO (31)
7. Jake Meyers (CF, R) .231 AVG, 12 HR, 52 RBI, 41 R, 29 BB, 99 SO (28)
8. Maurico Dubon (RF, R) .248 AVG, 4 HR, 37 RBI, 39 R, 13 BB, 45 SO (30)
9. Shay Whitcomb (3B, R)
Bench: Jon Singleton (INF, L); 232 AVG, 11 HR, 33 RBI, 40 R, 37 BB, 96 SO (32)
Zach Dezenzo (INF, R); Ben Gamel (OF, L);
Chas McCormick (OF, R) 192 AVG, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 16 BB, 67 SO (29)
Bullpen: Righty: Bryan Abreu; Hector Neris; Kaleb Ort; Tayler Scott; Lefty: Josh Hader; Caleb Ferguson; Bryan King
Out: Ryan Pressly, Oliver Ortega, Bennett Sousa, Jose Urquidy, Penn Murfee, Lance McCullers, Cristian Javier, Kendall Graveman, Luis Garcia, J.P. France; Position: Kyle Tucker (60-IL)
Starter: Yusei Kikuchi (L, 6-9, 4.37 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 37 BB, 161 SO) The 33-year-old features a 4FB, Curve (83), Slider and Change. (96-83 on the splits) 4FB and Curve combined 70% of the time.
Outlook: Lost a couple of crushers back-to-back to BAL but are 4-2 in the season-series. Considering what has happened with SEA, it would take a collapse of sorts to not win the AL West. If they can get healthy when it comes to the bullpen arms, there is enough to make a postseason run.
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Baltimore Orioles (76-55) Manager: Brandon Hyde
1. Austin Slater (LF, R) Played just 66 GS Between SF, CIN, BAL Batting .345 in 29 AB (31)
2. Adley Rutschman (C, S) .265 AVG, 18 HR, 71 RBI, 60 R, 46 BB, 81 SO (26, Star)
3. Gunnar Henderson (SS, L) .284 AVG, 33 HR, 78 RBI, 102 R, 65 BB, 132 SO, 15 SB (23)
4. Anthony Santander (RF, S) .236 AVG. 38 HR, 86 RBI, 77 R, 41 BB, 105 SO (29)
5. Ryan Mountcastle (1B, R) .265 AVG, 13 HR, 61 RBI, 53 R, 27 BB, 106 SO (27)
6. Eloy Jimenez (DH, R) In 17 GP since CHW .308 AVG, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 12 SO (27)
7. Colton Cowser (CF, L) 249 AVG, 19 HR, 57 RBI, 62 R, 39 BB, 130 SO (24, Rookie)
8. Emmanuel Rivera (3B, R) 96 G w/MIA just DFA .214 AVG, 1 HR, 15 RBI (28)
9. Jackson Holliday (2B, L) (33 G, .175 AVG, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 19 R, 6 BB, 43 SO (20, 1st OVR)
Bench: James McCann (C, R); Ryan O’Hearn (INF, L); .269 AVG, 12 HR, 48 RBI, 50 R, 40 BB, 50 SO (31)
Ramon Urias (INF, R); 87 GP, .246 8 HR, 28 RBI, 28 R, 21 BB, 46 SO (30)
Cedric Mullins (OF, L) .225 AVG, 13 HR, 41 RBI, 52 R, 28 BB, 82 SO 23 SB (29, Day-to-Day)
Bullpen: Gregory Soto (L); Seranthony Domínguez (R); Craig Kimbrel (R); Keegan Akin (L); Yennier Cano (R);
Starter: Dean Kremer (R, 6-9, 4.30 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 41 BB, 91 SO) The 28-year-old features a 4FB, Cutter, Splitter, Sinker and Curve (93-77 Range)
Outlook: Shoe-in. But it’s still going to be a battle for a young team to win it all. They won’t get John Means back this year. But they will need Grayson Rodriguez and Zach Eflin if they want to make a dent. Felix Bautista is out for the rest of 2024 with Tommy John, but is starting to throw bullpen sessions off the mound. Still the window is open for a long-time yet.
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