Good morning to everyone but Kansas City, #Royals fans & anyone who doesn’t think the too seed in the American League is in play. Ask the team that just got owned for four straight games if they believe in the @astros. “We’re on to Cincinnati.” #Relentless 🔥🤘🏼🧹🧹🧹🧹 pic.twitter.com/NQEMu100Ar

— Adam Clanton (@adamclanton) September 2, 2024

AggiEE said:

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PSully97 said:

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SIAP, but probably worth posting again (Yuli pregame tribute)…

https://www.mlb.com/royals/video/yuli-gurriel-s-pregame-tribute

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Cintron looked choked up

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I got surprisingly emotional for that. A bit of a realization that in the next 10 years we're going to be doing that a lot with retirement ceremonies and jersey retirements, and a couple of HoF inductions as well.

Surprised they didn't include the Game 4 homer off Kershaw in '17 in the package. For me at least, this was the moment where I realized we had a really good shot at winning.

June 18th: Mariners had won 8 of 9 and were 44-31 (.595). They are 25-37 (.403) since.

June 18th: Astros were 33-40 (.452), and proceeded to win 7 in a row and 17 of their next 21 games. Since June 18th, 'Stros are 42-22 (.656)

AL records since May 8. The Astros are 8 games better than any other team AL team. pic.twitter.com/VlcPJ1afoI

— Tony Adams (@adams_at) September 2, 2024

If we had just started April .500 we'd have that first bye almost locked up at this point.

But then we may Not cut Abreu. I think it'll work itself out in the end regardless

All I do is Nguyen said:

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But then we may Not cut Abreu. I think it'll work itself out in the end regardless

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That's true. Addition by subtraction there

That's a 101 season pace...and even during that time, we have missed significant pieces for significant amounts of time. Makes you wonder what this team could do if injuries were not part of the picture

From Chandler Rome in the Athletic:

"Not for 56 years had a pitching staff supplied dominance like the Houston Astros did in August. Across 28 games, it posted a 2.51 ERA, struck out 291 batters and limited opponents to a .185 batting average the lowest in any month since Cleveland held hitters to a .174 mark in May 1968."

It almost feels like the baseball gods looked at the number guy's post in the trash-talk thread and said, "Oh really??? Watch this!!"

and we still *****ed about Abreu, Pressley and Hader in here

Obviously we're using buzzers to know which swing is coming from the batter

Blum > Bagwell > Kevin

Did you know, the Astros have played the Reds 851 times, which is their most games against any opponent?

Astros have lost six straight to the Reds,
which also includes a three-game sweep in Houston last season.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) September 2, 2024

Time to break the streak

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Did you know, the Astros have played the Reds 851 times, which is their most games against any opponent?

Astros have lost six straight to the Reds,
which also includes a three-game sweep in Houston last season.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) September 2, 2024

Time to break the streak

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Whenever I see we're playing the Reds, I have PTSD flashbacks to the time in 1989 when they scored 14 runs in the first inning against us. A still-standing MLB record.




Here's 11-year-old Dan Patrick on Sports Center. If you knew the Astros back then, it should come as no surprise that Jim Clancy got the start and failed to get an out, giving up 7 earned runs on 6 hits. Bob Forsch then came in and pitched a 7-inning 18-hitter.

I can't see how long-time, long suffering Astros fans of a certain vintage like us DON'T get a little emotional watching that. Yuli meant a lot to our golden era and his Game 5 homer is probably number five on my list of most important and impactful during this era.

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Did you know, the Astros have played the Reds 851 times, which is their most games against any opponent?

Astros have lost six straight to the Reds,
which also includes a three-game sweep in Houston last season.

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) September 2, 2024

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Never gave it much thought but it makes sense that the Reds are the opponent the Astros have faced the most often since they were the only team which were in the same division throughout the entirety of Houston's time in the NL

Big Bucks said:

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I can't see how long-time, long suffering Astros fans of a certain vintage like us DON'T get a little emotional watching that. Yuli meant a lot to our golden era and his Game 5 homer is probably number five on my list of most important and impactful during this era.

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The Yuli HR and then Altuve's later in the game gave me the same sort of feeling I had in the waning seconds of the Rockets' Game 7 win over the Knicks when you realized the curse of Houston sports was coming to an end.

When the Rockets had gone up 6 on NY with about 15 seconds left, I found myself feeling so out of sports, almost dizzy, realizing that they couldn't lose. there was not a way to blow it.

Reminder, 3pm game today vs the Reds

Kyle Tucker did accompany the Astros to Cincinnati. He's doing running drills in the outfield at Great American Ballpark.

— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) September 2, 2024

Tucker returning this week would give him ~20 games and a month to get back to speed, which seems reasonable

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Kyle Tucker did accompany the Astros to Cincinnati. He's doing running drills in the outfield at Great American Ballpark.

— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) September 2, 2024

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It's happening?

Astros vs. Reds RHP Aguiar:

2B Altuve, DH Alvarez, C Diaz, SS Peña, 1B singleton, LF Gamel, 3B Dubón, RF Heward, CF McCormick. P Verlander.

— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) September 2, 2024

Still no Alex

Again, I would rather get him rest now and let him play every game in the playoffs then rush him back now

JV auditioning for a spot in the playoff rotation today