{"id":660430,"date":"2026-04-03T06:54:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/660430\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T06:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:54:51","slug":"crawfish-boil-astros-browns-milestone-big-ump-miscues-fernandez-feat-hot-rookies-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/660430\/","title":{"rendered":"Crawfish Boil: Astros Brown\u2019s Milestone, Big Ump Miscues, Fernandez\u2019 Feat, Hot Rookies &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The latest news on the Houston Astros and everybody else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This was the worst blown call of the season so far, and it benefitted the Astros:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Astros manager Joe Espada had strong praise for RP Cody Bolton, who pitched well in his Astros\u2019 debut last night:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The soon-to-be 28 year old Bolton entered last night\u2019s game with only 42 innings of major league experience, and little success. Can he be the next pitcher to go to the \u201cAstros\u2019 Lab\u201d and come out better?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Astros have been chasing starting pitchers early:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Hunter Brown became the second fastest Astros pitcher to 600 strikeouts, doing so in 102 games. Only teammate Lance McCullers Jr. got there faster (100 games).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">DBacks\u2019 Jose Fernandez joins an exclusive club, as he becomes the 8th player in MLB history with a 2 HR game in his MLB debut:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Rookies are having huge starts to the season:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">C.B. Bucknor continues to work on being the worst umpire in MLB. Thankfully there is replay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Baseball pranks are the best:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">How about some former All-Time Met on former All-Time Met crime?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Get ready for an awful lot more of these from Phillies\u2019 phenom Andrew Painter:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Sometimes all you can do after you get gunned down on the bases is shake your head in amazement, like Cody Bellinger:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest news on the Houston Astros and everybody else. 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