Wednesday Morning Hot Links

It was not my fault the Astros are not doing well. I'm 1-2 in MLB games I have to write Hot Links for this season and 1-2 when I don't. You can't blame me for this. We'll keep this advanced metric updated as time goes on but this is not my idea. None of this is my doing. I would never do such a thing. You should not tell me I caused this because it is not true.

The Astros dropped a game to the Rangers last night 6-4 in Arlington. Notables:

Springer: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI

Bregman: 2-3, 1 R

Reddick: 3-3 1 R

Correa: Did this

Verlander: 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO

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Wrap:

The Astros are not batting well with runners in scoring position.

Carlos Correa said that his incredible diving play is something even he was impressed about.

The Astros are still committed to being base-stealers this year.

please stop saying the astros are in a slump after six games please oh please

LMJ has started his throwing program, a huge step in the recovery process.

The Cigar Smoking World Championships are going on right now. If you interested, you can probably find it on ESPN2 tonight or something.

On This Day in Baseball History

In 1987, the Cubs traded Dennis Eckersley to the A's for three minor leaguers.

In 1989, Ken Griffey Jr. had his first major league at-bat, which was a double into the gap in left-center.

In 2002, Barry Bonds became the second player in MLB history to begin a season with two consecutive two home run games. Game 1 & Game 2

In 2008, a student was attacked by a hawk at Fenway Park. Her name was Alexa Rodriguez, and she was 13 years old.

In 2016, the Kansas City Royals participated in the #RelayTheWay event, which was an event to hold the longest first pitch in MLB history. The thousands of fans who participated stretched about 10 miles and took roughly four hours to complete.