Mark Berman
@MarkBerman_
Former Sports Director at Fox 26 (KRIV)
Even with a whopping 17 players on the injured list the Astros are tied with Toronto a half game back of Detroit for the best record in the American League.
From the Astros: Jose Altuve has been one of the most productive hitters in the American League in the month of July. Altuve ranks first in hits (25), first in batting average (.373), tied for fourth in RBI (17) and fifth in OPS (1.122) in the
From the Astros: Victor Caratini has been outstanding in July... batting .368 (21x57) with four home runs, 17 RBI and a 1.028 OPS...in the AL in July, he ranks second in batting average, tied for fourth in RBI and 10th in OPS...also has a career-high 10-game hitting streak.
Brice Matthews on @SpaceCityHN: “I feel like wherever I play, wherever they put me, I’m more than capable of getting the job done.” FACTS!
The first-place Astros continue to lead the West by five games over Seattle.
Brice Matthews is getting it done all over the place. Super play on defense to start the game-ending double play.
Wow! The rookie Brice Matthews hits his third home run in two games.
Are you kidding me?!?! The D-backs get Briced up again. The rookie hits a two-run bomb.
Free agent forward Josh Okogie has agreed to a one-year, $3.1 million deal with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN. Okogie enters his 8th NBA season and gives the Rockets another active wing defender who has averaged 6.3 points over 416 games.
The first-place Astros own a five-game lead in the West:
Astros rookie and former Atascocita High School star Brice Matthews getting some national love!
Brice Matthews cracks his 1st and 2nd Major League homers in an @Astros victory.
The first-place Astros beat Arizona 6-3. Lead the West by five games over the Mariners.
Brice Matthews is the second player in Astros franchise history to record a multi-homer game within their first five career Major League games, joining IF Orlando Miller, who did so in his third career Major League game on July 10, 1994 at Chicago (NL). #BuiltForThis
What a night for the rookie Brice Matthews. He’ll never forget this game.
Wow! Brice Matthews is putting on a show. His two-run bomb is his second-career home run blast. Both tonight. The rookie from Atascocita High School has 5 RBIs.