It’s the Wednesday Boil!

It ssems not so very long ago that we were fretting and gnashing our teeth that Houston couldnt get more than one game above .500. Now, 11 games above the watermark, I wonder if anyone feels just a little more confident in what the Astros are trying to do this season.

Houston Astros News

Brewers Trade Wes Clarke To Astros (MLBTR)

Smith homers twice, finds rhythm as Astros show off hot bats

Astros’ offense: Position by position (Chipalatta)

Latest Astros injuries & transactions

Rafael Devers fallout is loud warning for Astros front office in future negotiations (CTH)

Cam Smith ends homer drought with first four-hit game in Astros’ rout of A’s (HC)

Kurtz focuses only on walk-off homer — then does it vs. Astros

Astros back Jason Alexander with season-high five homers in rout of A’s (HC)

AL West News

Mariners Claim Jacob Hurtubise (MLBTR)

Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey impresses with Rangers 1st pitch (CP)

Jo Adell Remains a Work in Progress — But He’s Making Progress (FG)

A’s Notes: Ginn, Gelof, Fisher (MLBTR)

MLB News

Emotions boil over in latest Padres-Dodgers showdown

Jo Adell Remains a Work in Progress — But He’s Making Progress (FG)

14 prime trade candidates and where they might be dealt

Let’s Analyze Shohei Ohtani’s Return to the Mound in Excruciating Detail (FG)

Devers says he’ll play wherever Giants ask ahead of 2-hit debut

Rafael Devers To Start Work At First Base With Giants (MLBTR)

Changeups Are Weird (FG)

What a walk-off! Blue Jays call game on back-to-back blasts

2nd ROY poll of 2025 shows recent callups lurking

O’s Minor Leaguer Luis Guevara passes away at age 19

Castellanos benched following ‘inappropriate’ comments, ending games started streak

Houston Astros Birthdays

6/17

LHP Yusei Kikuchi (34)

LHP Mike Magnante (60)

6/18

Jake Meyers (29)

C Jason Castro (38)

RHP Ferndando Rodriguez Jr. (41)

OF JB Shuck (38)

C Miguel Flores (20) DSL Astros Orange