The Astros are calling up reliever Alimber Santa from Triple-A Sugar Land, source tells @TheAthletic. Santa, 23, has 24 strikeouts and a 0.895 WHIP in 19 innings this season. His first appearance will be his major-league debut. First: @hgomez27 and Yainer Diaz's IG story.
@SeanTPendergast I'm glad it is gone but at the same time I wonder how much more awesome Yordan's HR would have been in Game 6 if the hill had been there still.
@Cody_Stoots I mean that’s easy to say with how his season has started but I doubt you would have been saying that in the offseason when he is coming off his Age 32 season hitting .199 and a WAR of -0.7
Tarik Skubal elbow surgery was such a success he could start working out within days, and two months is even seen as a conservative estimate for the 2-time Cy Young winner to return. 4 to 6 weeks possible. One relatively small loose body was removed.
Lance McCullers Jr. said a portion of the fingernail on his right index finger "popped off" while throwing a curveball during the third inning. He is unsure if he'll be able to make his next start.
The Astros Golden Era may have inevitably came tumbling down, but the clear beginning of the end was when Jim Crane undermined the GM job and let Jeff Bagwell start calling shots. That was as bad of a display as you’ll see from an owner during a run like that. Jerry Jones-like.