‘Stros in High Orbit ☄️

06/30/2022 ‘Stros in High Orbit ☄️

By: Jeff Yoder

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The Houston Astros entered into a rather challenging two weeks of baseball, featuring back-to-back series with the Yankees and Mets, then hosting both teams again this week/weekend. So far, the ‘Stros have been cruising (6-2 against New York).

 

The Astros took on the Mets at Citi Field, both Tuesday and yesterday where they emerged victorious in both games. Some of the best teams in baseball facing off in a primetime slot generated plenty of buzz and questions about which team was better, but the Astros put a stop to those questions quickly. On Tuesday, they beat the Mets (9-1) with run support from Jeremy Pena, Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker, and Yuli Gurriel. Yesterday, the numbers weren’t as ugly for the Mets, but it was still a shutout (2-0). Justin Verlander allowed only 2 hits during his 8 innings against the team with the 4th-highest batting average in the MLB. Houston (47-27) overtook New York for the second-best record in the big leagues, and they’re 11-3 in the last two weeks.

 

Can they continue strolling through the week when they play the Yankees tonight? We’re predicting more fireworks for the Astros this weekend.

 

Read: Mets & Yankees Get Stark Reminder of Astros’ Strength to End June (NY Post)

 

MLB Quick-Hitters

 

Yanks Go Yard in June: With two more homers from Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, the Yankees won their fourth straight game by sweeping the A’s (5-3) and setting the June HR record in the process (57).

 

Appel’s First Appearance: Nine years after Mark Appel was the No. 1 overall pick (2013), the pitcher was called up and made his first trip to the Phillies for a scoreless 9th inning in a 4-1 loss to the Braves.

 

Benches Clear in AL East: The benches emptied Wednesday night in Toronto when Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta beaned Alejandro Kirk. No punches were thrown and suspensions aren’t expected. Boston won in 10 innings (6-5).

 

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