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Astros Lead AL West, Rays vs. Astros Weekend Preview
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5/31/2025
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00:00
We've got the Rays taking on the Astros.
00:02
Should be some good matchups this weekend.
00:04
Saturday, not as good as Sunday,
00:05
but Zach Littell starts for the Rays today
00:07
against Colton Gordon, left-handed pitcher
00:10
who takes over for Blanco.
00:12
Sunday, it's Taj Bradley against one of the AL's best
00:15
in Hunter Brown.
00:18
Houston, quietly, George, is climbing up a little bit here
00:21
in the American League Central,
00:22
just like they did a year ago.
00:25
They do this every damn year.
00:28
All right, they're in first place in the West.
00:29
Okay, first place.
00:30
They're not climbing up.
00:31
They're in first place.
00:32
I mean, and it seems like they've had a bad year, right?
00:35
It just seems like they've had a bad year.
00:36
Now, they're only five games above 500.
00:38
I get it.
00:38
That's a weak division.
00:39
But, hey, they're in first place there.
00:41
Seattle is buying by a half game
00:43
after last night's results here.
00:45
And there's no Jordan Alvarez, right?
00:47
He's been out a while.
00:48
No, they think they're going to get him back this week.
00:51
All right, Altuve's been so, so.
00:52
Pena's carrying the team of late.
00:54
Christian Walker, terrible start.
00:56
Then he got hot again, you know, so he's going up there.
00:58
Isaac Paredes has really been pretty quiet there.
01:00
So, in my mind, they have room for improvement.
01:03
But you mentioned earlier in the show,
01:04
Blanco's gone now.
01:05
They're going to need pitching reinforcements
01:07
outside of Lance McCullers.
01:08
So, they'll need to make a move sooner or later.
01:10
But in a division where no one's running away from it,
01:12
yeah, they're going to be around all year again.
01:14
Let's get to the Red Sox and Braves.
01:18
Walker Buehler on the mound for Boston today in Atlanta
01:21
against Spencer Schwellenbach.
01:22
And then Sunday, we got the premium matchup of Garrett Crochet
01:26
against Spencer Strider, who finally lost against Philadelphia
01:29
earlier in the week.
01:31
Yeah, they weren't really very happy that he hit Bryce Harper, right?
01:34
Who still hasn't played a game.
01:36
I haven't checked.
01:37
He's in the game.
01:38
I mean, it's today's starting line.
01:39
But Harper got hit in that elbow.
01:40
X-ray's negative, but he hasn't played since.
01:42
Strider hasn't been himself yet.
01:44
You know, the Braves also don't score in his starts.
01:49
So, it's been a two-fold problem there.
01:51
Braves beat up on Boston and Fenway last weekend.
01:54
But, you know, last night, Giolito shut them down here.
01:57
So, we'll see if that trend continues here.
01:59
Walker Buehler is another guy I just can't get away from.
02:02
I think he could be a really good pitcher.
02:04
We'll see.
02:05
You know, he got thrown out of the game there.
02:08
Was he against Boston?
02:10
Oh, no, against the Mets in Boston.
02:12
Ah, there's Zoe.
02:13
He got thrown out there.
02:14
There's so-so start next.
02:15
We'll see what he can do against Atlanta here.
02:16
Acuna's back.
02:18
I do – I'm waiting for the Braves to take off now.
02:20
Now you've got Acuna back.
02:21
Now you've got Strider back.
02:23
You know, sort of waiting for them to take off.
02:24
But I just don't know if they're going to be able to do that, Craig.
02:27
You know, you've got Grant Holmes in the rotation, Elder.
02:30
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over and over again,
02:32
especially when your offense for over a year now is not hitting like you thought they would hit.
02:36
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:38
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:39
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:40
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:41
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:42
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:43
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:44
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:45
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:46
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:47
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
02:48
You know, it's going to be tough to win those games over again.
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