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Astros Hall of Famer Craig Biggio had a go-to phrase during his playing days: “That’s baseball.” That might sum up the past two nights for his old club. The Astros, after a sweep of the mighty Dodgers in Los Angeles, have dropped consecutive games to a Guardians squad that had lost 10 in a row before arriving in Houston. On Tuesday, Hunter Brown suffered his roughest start of the season. The Astros still managed to rally to tie the score, only to lose on a 10th-inning grand slam that is a home run in only one MLB stadium — Daikin Park. As they say, that’s baseball.
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 | Greg Rajan, Senior Editor |
Astros / MLB
Photo by: David J. Phillip, Associated Press
'They were all over everything'
Astros All-Star starter Hunter Brown endured his most lopsided stat line of an otherwise brilliant first half Tuesday against the Guardians.
- Guardians 10, Astros 6: A 10th-inning grand slam off Josh Hader and a 2-for-21 showing with runners in scoring position led to Houston losing a second consecutive game to Cleveland. Read More
- Arrighetti progressing: Injured Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti was set to face hitters for the first time since he fractured his thumb in early April. Read More
- Gordon cleared: Astros rookie Colton Gordon was cleared for a concussion after taking a line drive to the head Monday night. Read More
- WBC schedule set: The United States, Mexico, Italy, Great Britain and Brazil will play World Baseball Classic pool-play games at Daikin Park next March. Read More
Commentary
Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle
Bohls' 9 Things
From Jim Schlossnagle's rebuilding to Texas Tech's spending and college football as NFL 2.0, there's never a dull moment, writes Kirk Bohls in the return of his weekly column.
Big 12 Media Days
Photo by: LM Otero, Associated Press
'Deepest football conference in America'
Brett Yormark, in his third year as Big 12 commissioner, likes the direction of his conference and is pushing for a 5+11 model for the expanded College Football Playoff.
- 'It's beyond tragedy': Big 12 coaches and administrators made sure to recognize the victims of last week's Central Texas floods before talking about the upcoming football season. Read More
- Retzlaff in limbo: A civil suit accusing BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff of sexual assault was dismissed last month but he could still be suspended by the school. Read More
- Poll position: Arizona State's success shows the now-shuttered Big 12 football poll has "no value," says Brett Yormark. Read More
College Athletics
Photo by: Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman
Man behind bold leap
Texas State president Kelly Damphousse brings a passion and vision to the Bobcats ahead of next year's move to Pac-12.
Texas Floods
Photo by: Martin Rickett - PA Images, PA Images Via Getty Images
Watts step up
Grape Juice, a Kerrville restaurant, is churning out sandwiches for Texas Hill Country flood victims and first responders. Former Texans great J.J. Watt and his wife Kealia sent money to make sure they can keep it up.
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