Folks, one week from tomorrow we will be pumping playoff baseball straight through our veins. But before then, we gotta take care of business. Framber was cooking once again as the Astros swept the series after being the LA Angels again 6-2. Charlie Morton left very early in the game, but is expected to make his final start this weekend in Baltimore. Full recap is here.
The Burgundy Bros. are off to Canada.
Ken Giles said in an interview that he's enjoying pitching with Toronto more than Houston.
The Astros have given away over 250,000 World Series rings.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 87-68 and are 6.5 back of the second wild card. This record would have them as the second wild card team if they played in the National League. The Mariners would only be 1.5 GB but are 8.5 GB now in the AL.
It seems as if Hector Rondon is still trusted by A.J. Hinch. There's still some time to find that form again before October.
LMJ should pitch either tonight or tomorrow.
These Astros are 16-4 in the month of September and that's quite alright.
Marwin Gonzalez, George Springer, and Carlos Correa are the only three batters to strike out more than 100 times this season.
Today is the first Astros instructional league game against the Marlins. Seth Beer and Freudis Nova headline the big names of the team. Side note, there is no team in sports with better names than the names that can be found in the Houston Astros organization. Thank you, Mr. Luhnow.
Gerrit Cole and his 16 K masterpiece was picked as the "best Astros game" of the season.
Take the "Country musician or baseball player" quiz. I got a 6/11 which is a failing grade please do not kick me off of the Internet.
Researchers pumped some ecstasy into this octopuses for science.
Uranus, Missouri went on ahead and named their local newspaper The Uranus Examiner.
I found this stock image of a husky and I believe that it is in everyone's best interest for me to share it.
On This Day in Baseball History
In 1957, the Dodgers defeated the Pirates 2-0 in the last game the Dodgers played in Brooklyn.
In 1974, Al Kaline picked up his 3000th hit.
In 2004, Pedro Martinez claimed that he was "the Yankees daddy."
In 2014, Phil Hughes fell one out short of receiving a $500,000 bonus due to a rain delay.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith