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[Official] Astros @ Rangers

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  1. Htown Stros

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    Everyone is in the lineup that people said earlier Espada was incapable of doing too
     
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    Howevah!

    Just learned that Marcus Semien is 11 for 16 off Hunter Brown...so there's that.
     
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  4. Htown Stros

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    It feels like Marcus Semien is 11 for 16 against every pitcher we have. Dude always kills us.
     
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    Sounds like old eyeliner needs a bow tie tonight ;)
     
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    Assuming he plays more DH on the road, maybe the field affects him negatively, this year at least.
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    He’s played roughly the same amount of LF on the road and at MMP. The numbers don’t support this theory as he’s hitting .400 while playing LF on the road. They also don’t support the theory he should play LF more at MMP then as he’s hitting .250. So he’s better as a LF on the road and better as a DH at home.
     
  8. RussE

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    There’s Tucker and Garcia is done…

     
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    Yordan against Heaney and on the road at one of his favorite parks to hit? Big game incoming.
     
  10. Htown Stros

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    What does “stuff” mean?
     
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    Watering the outfield grass while sitting.
     
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    Or a strike out on a hanger right down the middle
     
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    What happened Yordan?
     
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    "things"
     
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    I’ve never seen Yordan whiff on a more awful/hittable pitch…. That ball should still be traveling right now.

    The offense will struggle if he and Altuve are struggling.
     
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    "stuff"
     
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    Yordan is in a deep funk. Astro leave another base runner.
     
  18. RussE

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    I’d rather he was hitting .270 with 38 homers and 84 RBI’s.
     
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    Yordan…..Last year 410 at bats…37 homers and 91 RBI’s.

    This year 397 at bats…20 and 55.
     
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    Last year Bregman 103 runs.

    This year, so far 53.
     
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