Was The No-Hitter All A Sham? Astros’ Ronel Blanco Ejected From Game Over Sticky Substance, Faces 10-Game Suspension
Damn it, Ronel! Jeez! Ronel BlancoThe Houston Astros’ rising star pitcher was ejected in the bottom of the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night after umpires checked his glove and found an unauthorized sticky substance. “It was the stickiest feeling I’ve had on my glove in all the years I’ve been doing […]
Astros’ Ronel Blanco ejected due to foreign substance on hand, faces 10-game suspension
Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Ronel Blanco was ejected Tuesday night for using a foreign object in his hand. At the start of the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics, the umpires met briefly with Blanco and manager Joe Espada, but the pitcher was poorly maintained. Blanco’s glove was confiscated, and first base umpire Erich Backus […]
Why Justin Verlander thinks Astros won’t suffer same fate as Mets
The Yankees will face the Orioles on Friday for first place in the AL East, while their closest rivals these days, the Astros, are in the basement of the AL West. But Justin Verlander saw the Mets’ disappointment last season, when a team with high expectations and even more salary fell far short of expectations, […]
Yankees’ Marcus Stroman struggles in first inning of loss to Astros
This was different. This was unexpected. This was a rare occasion where a Yankees starting pitcher didn’t have it and dug a hole early for his teammates. In Thursday’s game between the Yankees and the Astros, Marcus Stroman gave up three runs in the first inning, resulting in a 4-3 loss. Robert Szabo of the […]
Yankees vs. Astros prediction, odds: Fade Marcus Stroman
Commercial content. Over 21 years old. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edits this content. I’m a little worried about Marcus Stroman, who will be pitching for the Yankees on Thursday against Houston. He had a decent 3.41 ERA in his first seven starts in pinstripes, but his […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon bounces back in big way against Astros
Carlos Rodon may be slowly becoming the pitcher the Yankees thought they were getting when they signed him before last season. No, he’s still not back to the level that made the left-hander one of the most effective starters in the game in both 2021 and 2022, but he’s played in all but one game […]
Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton homer in Yankees’ win over Astros
By now, the Yankees are used to Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton hitting home runs in the same game, and it almost always leads to a win. Aaron Boone said he felt “warm and fuzzy” when Judge and Juan Soto hit home runs for the first time in the same game last month. On Wednesday, […]
Yankees torch Justin Verlander in win vs. struggling Astros
Remember when the Astros dominated the Yankees? Those days certainly seem to be over. All they needed was Alex Verdugo. After opening the season with four straight wins in Houston, the Yankees defeated the Astros for their fifth straight with a 10-3 victory in the Bronx on Tuesday. They won four straight games for the […]
Astros’ Jose Abreu getting sent to A-ball after tumultuous start to season
Jose Abreu was selected to three All-Star Games in his first 10 seasons in the major leagues, won three Silver Slugger Awards and won the MVP award in the canceled 2020 season — soon to be a Class-A player. The Houston Astros announced Tuesday that their first baseman, who has struggled at the major league […]
Astros not worried despite brutal start to season
The Astros, who have appeared in the ALCS for seven years in a row, are 7-19, one of only two teams to make the playoffs from a similar start. Still, there’s still a lot of pedigree, and the Rangers and Mariners have only gotten off to so-so starts, and the division looks open. So there […]