Astros Crawfish Boil: October 6th, 2022

Oct 6, 2022 - 1:45 PM

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Astros News

• No better way to end the regular season than on a win, especially your 106th (Astros.com)
• Even though Houston was the loser of the battle of the Matons (Houston Chronicle)
• It looks pretty likely that the Astros will be playing in November this season (Houston Chronicle)
• Even ESPN is saying that the AL runs through Houston when it looks at the field of contenders this season (ESPN)
• Now we just need to figure out who’s going to be on the roster (Astros.com)
• Though we won’t officially know for a while yet, it sure looks like JV is on his way to another Cy Young (Houston Chronicle)

Around the League

• Wild Card Weekend begins tomorrow, and you can plot out your schedule for it here (MLB.com)
• So, who has the best lineup in this year’s tournament? (MLB.com)
• It’s kind of sad that Shohei Ohtani’s incredible season is getting lost in the mix so that national media can slobber all over Aaron Judge and the Yankees (MLB.com)
• Speaking of Anaheim, the Angels are dropping the interim from Phil Nevin’s title after signing him to a one-year deal for 2023 (MLB Trade Rumors)
• After 10 years Stephen Vogt is retiring, and it was quite the ending to his career (MLB.com)
• No surprise here as the Royals are dismissing manager Mike Matheny after another atrocious year for KC (MLB Trade Rumors)