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Astros execute home run tribute to teammate in hilarious dress-up day

Astros execute home run tribute to teammate in hilarious dress-up day
The Greinke is the hottest new sensation in fashion. Photos via: Houston Astros/Facebook

Emmy runway looks and Halloween costume planning aside, the Houston Astros have stolen the fashion show in Houston, thanks to a big play in honor of their teammate.

The team — arguably the tightest clubhouse in the Major Leagues — paid tribute to pitcher Zack Greinke by channeling him on the West Coast flight on September 19, which marked their final road trip of the regular season.

Photos via: Houston Astros/Facebook.

Greinke, who is in the final year of his contract, is known for his sporty looks — namely fishing. He often shows up to Minute Maid Park decked out in bucket hats, fishing company tees, and more (think Galveston deep-sea charter trip).

Star/ace pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. — always flawlessly on point style-wise — wins the Method acting award, not only donning fishing gear complete with a fishing pole, but also a Whole Foods paper grocery sack. (That's an homage to Greinke's tendency to bring a bag of groceries to the locker room.) Star shortstop Carlos Correa managed a beachy "hang loose" sign in his photo.

A team shot posted on Twitter reveals how far the team went to channel their inner Greinkes.

For his part, Greinke shared the love on Instagram, posting the team pic in front of the charter flight with the caption, "In my element."

Continue on CultureMap to learn more, or for more photos, head to the Astros Facebook page.

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Javier is headed to the IL. Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images.

Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier was scratched from Sunday’s start at the Washington Nationals because of neck discomfort.

He will be placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 14.

Right-hander Hunter Brown (0-3, 10.54 ERA) will make his fifth start of the season in the series finale at Washington. Brown suffered a 6-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on April 16 despite allowing only two runs in six innings.

“Neck discomfort, started a few days ago,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “He tried to work through it but just couldn’t happen. This kind of just came out of nowhere. So, we are going to see what happens here.”

The Astros called up right-hander Spencer Arrighetti from the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys. Arrighetti struggled in his first two starts this season, going 0-2 with an 11.57 ERA.

Espada said JP France and Justin Verlander will start in Chicago for the next series against the Cubs, but the order was not announced. Arrighetti could also get one of those spots, as could veteran left-hander Framber Valdez (left elbow inflammation), who has been throwing during the road trip.

“He just played catch right now,” Espada said of Valdez on Sunday. “We will see how he feels. Once we see how he feels we will start talking about the possibilities if he can pitch in Chicago or not.”

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