We have more hits, more XBH, more total bases and they had 3 errors.

How are we down 8-4?

i can not believe this

Just as soon as we got excited for Walker turning it around he becomes Jose Abreu again in a crucial home series

Astros finish the homestand 5-5

23-29 in their last 52 games

but the West division is terrible, so much of that doesn't matter

What to **** the bed Correa and Walker. Especially you Walker. Terrible night for cw

Are there that many yank fans there tonight to hear that much cheering after the Walker K?

1-12 risp

Ort and Walker owe the fans in attendance refunds tonight. This loss is on them

Bonnettecj1 said:

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Correa had a 2-0 hanging curveball center cut that should've gone 400+ feet

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Not sure I'd say it was hanging. It broke like a mf, buckled Correa. But it was probably a little higher than he wanted it.

3-5 2-13 with 5ks

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Are there that many yank fans there tonight to hear that much cheering after the Walker K?

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Always are when they're in town. They come from Katy and the Woodlands. Cowboys jerseys in the trunk. Always as obnoxiously loud as they can be.

Dam I wanted to see Correa or Walker hit a grand slam and watch Boone go F ing nutts over that stupid bat issue

We gave it a shot - didn't fall tonight - split the season w Jankees - F them

Mathguy64 said:

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We have more hits, more XBH, more total bases and they had 3 errors.

How are we down 8-4?

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7 walks and a wild pitch by us helped them. The Judge (9 for 13 in SBs) and Altuve (9 for 16 in SBs) caught stealing were a wash.

Really it was just the usual terrible sequencing by us. 2 HRs, 3 doubles, 10 hits, 3 walks. and 3 Yankees errors = 4 runs. We finally find some power and it's the same result as 10 singles, 3 walks, and 3 gift errors (one of which was an out).

Javier did enough to get the loss in his 4.1 innings. Even the last game when he threw 6 innings with no hits he gave up 3 walks and a HBP. It felt more fortunate than overpowering.

In 5 games and 20.1 innings pitched he's given up 15 hits, 12 walks, a HBP, and 2 wild pitches.

As bad as the bats have been, I don't know where we're going to continue to find pitching. We can't run out of patience with Framber until the season's over.

Didn't get to watch tonight, but we've got another Bingo update as Cristian Javier gets his 5th start.

The white-hot Mathguy64 is up into the upper half of the standings with his 5th square
amercer got his 4th.


Yordan continues to try and salvage his squares for those true believers.

Now hitting .273, 27 points from .300. He's come up 67 points in 9 games.

Now with an OPS of .811, up 61 points from YESTERDAY. Pena is the team leader at .845.
When Alvarez came back on August 26th, he was 197 points behind Pena (.842-.645).

Astros 77-64
1st in AL Western division (+3.5 Seamen)
3rd AL seed (-4.5 Toronto, -4.0 Detroit)
7th best record in baseball
21 games remaining (6 home, 15 away)
Next: Friday @ Arlington 7:05pm CDT; TBD vs. Kelly

Taylor Trammell on his bat being confiscated: "It's actually ridiculous. I have no idea what really happened."

"I've had that bat since I've been here. I've had it for a long time. I usually take BP with it. I use it in games, I use it in [Sugar Land], use it every time I need.…

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) September 5, 2025

More from Yankees manager Aaron Boone on his questioning of Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell's bat: "The discoloration was on the label like. I don't know if it was just natural or if it was sand... I don't know. I don't want to accuse Taylor. I'm not saying anything untowards… https://t.co/KNYPChGw9E

— Chris Baldwin (@ChrisYBaldwin) September 5, 2025

"I'm not accussing him of cheating, but I'm accusing him of cheating". Remember Taylor played for the Yankees last year.

A look at Houston Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell's bat as it's taken for MLB to examine after Aaron Boone and Yankees' complaint. Towel wrapped around area apparently being questioned.
⁦@PaperCityMag⁩ photo pic.twitter.com/COQxVTczDW

— Chris Baldwin (@ChrisYBaldwin) September 5, 2025

Zach Cole. Ball So Hard University.

The @astros prospect -- and @BallStateBB product -- swats a walk-off grand slam for the @SLSpaceCowboys. pic.twitter.com/Q9oqWes4DZ

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 5, 2025

Trammell is absolutely hitting a GW HR with that bat in the ALDS at Yankee Stadium

Read report that Spaghetti may be out for the rest of the month with LEFT elbow inflation.

If true..WTF.

TRM said:

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Zach Cole. Ball So Hard University.

The @astros prospect -- and @BallStateBB product -- swats a walk-off grand slam for the @SLSpaceCowboys. pic.twitter.com/Q9oqWes4DZ

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 5, 2025

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Guys has every tool….except with a Joey Gallo level hit tool without the walks. He's a lefty with pop who can play a very good CF so he will be a big league player.

Gotta win 2/3 this weekend. No tiptoeing around it this is a huge series.

You're down 4-3 to the rangers and need the tie breaker

The competition is ramping up white hot in the AL Worst

OK guys lets take a quick glance at the AL West division race...

Jaydoug said:

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The competition is ramping up white hot in the AL Worst

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The gold standard - 1997 Central Division.

Split the homestand. Meh. At some point after the break we flipped back to being better on the road anyway.

2006 was a pretty big pillow fight too

Drunken Overseas Bettor said:

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Jaydoug said:

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The gold standard - 1997 Central Division.

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pre steroid Sammy couldn't carry the Cubs

MaxPower said:

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Drunken Overseas Bettor said:

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Jaydoug said:

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The gold standard - 1997 Central Division.

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pre steroid Sammy couldn't carry the Cubs

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I'm really fascinated by that Cardinal team being so bad. They were 88-74 in 1996 and 83-79 in 1998, but still a few years away from being the super power - from 2000-2015 they went to the playoffs 12 times, 4 World Series appearances, and 2 titles.

'97 was the year after Ozzie retired and poor Royce Clayton had to take over at shortstop. They traded for McGwire at the deadline and then were able to retain him (thank you LaRussa). He was about to be a free agent and said the Cardinal fans being so great was his reason to stay - he signed a 4-year extension in September before he even became a free agent - the next game after the deal was done, when he came up, the fans gave him a standing ovation that lasted several pitches into the at-bat and then he hit a FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN FOOT home run into the upper deck.

Obviously his rep is majorly tainted by the roids, but what a moment that must have been.

Look at him hit this one 538 feet off Randy Johnson in the Kingdome in 97 before the trade. Randy Johnson's body language is fantastic.

Jaydoug said:

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That point differential with the Strangers record is just crazy when you look at us and a seamen ahead of them.

You just don't see many ball players with that physique anymore.

The closest I can think of.

Farmer1906 said:

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The closest I can think of.

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Aroidis Garcia a couple of years ago was huge in the upper body.

Arozzarena was huge 3 years ago.

Both have tapered down and lost some of that mass. I wonder why? They also aren't hitting like they did for power.

Stanton has slimmed a little since he was in Miami.

Guys have discovered that being twitchy is just as or more important than being bulky.

Walker back down to -.3 bWAR. His OPS+ (92) is closer Dubon (85) and Cam (86) than league average (100).

His OBP is less than .300 (.298) and his slugging is close to dropping back under .400 (.402). He striking out at a higher rate and walking at a lower rate than at any point in his career once he played a full season.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walkech02.shtml

He's combining that with a -1.4 dWAR (his previous worst was -.3). It's not hard to imagine he'll be worse next year, although hopefully not 2nd season Abreu bad. If he's just this bad we won't have to pay him not to play.