Astros Lead AL West, Rays vs. Astros Weekend Preview

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00:00We've got the Rays taking on the Astros.

00:02Should be some good matchups this weekend.

00:04Saturday, not as good as Sunday,

00:05but Zach Littell starts for the Rays today

00:07against Colton Gordon, left-handed pitcher

00:10who takes over for Blanco.

00:12Sunday, it's Taj Bradley against one of the AL's best

00:15in Hunter Brown.

00:18Houston, quietly, George, is climbing up a little bit here

00:21in the American League Central,

00:22just like they did a year ago.

00:25They do this every damn year.

00:28All right, they're in first place in the West.

00:29Okay, first place.

00:30They're not climbing up.

00:31They're in first place.

00:32I mean, and it seems like they've had a bad year, right?

00:35It just seems like they've had a bad year.

00:36Now, they're only five games above 500.

00:38I get it.

00:38That's a weak division.

00:39But, hey, they're in first place there.

00:41Seattle is buying by a half game

00:43after last night's results here.

00:45And there's no Jordan Alvarez, right?

00:47He's been out a while.

00:48No, they think they're going to get him back this week.

00:51All right, Altuve's been so, so.

00:52Pena's carrying the team of late.

00:54Christian Walker, terrible start.

00:56Then he got hot again, you know, so he's going up there.

00:58Isaac Paredes has really been pretty quiet there.

01:00So, in my mind, they have room for improvement.

01:03But you mentioned earlier in the show,

01:04Blanco's gone now.

01:05They're going to need pitching reinforcements

01:07outside of Lance McCullers.

01:08So, they'll need to make a move sooner or later.

01:10But in a division where no one's running away from it,

01:12yeah, they're going to be around all year again.

01:14Let's get to the Red Sox and Braves.

01:18Walker Buehler on the mound for Boston today in Atlanta

01:21against Spencer Schwellenbach.

01:22And then Sunday, we got the premium matchup of Garrett Crochet

01:26against Spencer Strider, who finally lost against Philadelphia

01:29earlier in the week.

01:31Yeah, they weren't really very happy that he hit Bryce Harper, right?

01:34Who still hasn't played a game.

01:36I haven't checked.

01:37He's in the game.

01:38I mean, it's today's starting line.

01:39But Harper got hit in that elbow.

01:40X-ray's negative, but he hasn't played since.

01:42Strider hasn't been himself yet.

01:44You know, the Braves also don't score in his starts.

01:49So, it's been a two-fold problem there.

01:51Braves beat up on Boston and Fenway last weekend.

01:54But, you know, last night, Giolito shut them down here.

01:57So, we'll see if that trend continues here.

01:59Walker Buehler is another guy I just can't get away from.

02:02I think he could be a really good pitcher.

02:04We'll see.

02:05You know, he got thrown out of the game there.

02:08Was he against Boston?

02:10Oh, no, against the Mets in Boston.

02:12Ah, there's Zoe.

02:13He got thrown out there.

02:14There's so-so start next.

02:15We'll see what he can do against Atlanta here.

02:16Acuna's back.

02:18I do – I'm waiting for the Braves to take off now.

02:20Now you've got Acuna back.

02:21Now you've got Strider back.

02:23You know, sort of waiting for them to take off.

02:24But I just don't know if they're going to be able to do that, Craig.

02:27You know, you've got Grant Holmes in the rotation, Elder.

02:30You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over and over again,

02:32especially when your offense for over a year now is not hitting like you thought they would hit.

02:36You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:38You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:39You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:40You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:41You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:42You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:43You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:44You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:45You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:46You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:47You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

02:48You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.

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