Latest Houston Astros rumors point to internal changes after World Series
SPORTSMAP ROUNDTABLE
02 November 2022
The Astros have been in the news recently because manager Dusty Baker and GM James Click do not currently have contracts for next season. Well now things are getting a little more serious, at least for James Click, as rumors are coming out linking the Astros and former Astros assistant GM Daniel Stearns who worked under then GM, Jeff Luhnow.
That Jim Crane has wanted David Stearns back in Houston has circulated around the game for a month. Great job with authority and some ownership stake
— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) October 27, 2022
Stearns joined the Brewers organization in 2015 and recently stepped down from his role as President of Baseball Operations. Is he next in line to take over after the season?
Check out the video above as we address the rumor, and praise owner Jim Crane for not being satisfied even after making it to back-to-back World Series. Unlike the Yankees organization that already decided to bring back their GM and manager after flaming out in the playoffs once again.
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Cal Raleigh hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off the right field foul pole and the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 5-3 on Friday night.
Raleigh's 17th homer followed Julio Rodríguez's tying RBI double in the seventh inning. Leody Taveras homered among his three hits, and Miles Mastrobuoni also hit a solo home run.
Emerson Hancock (2-2) gave up three runs and nine hits in six innings, striking out three and walking none. Hancock won for the first time in six starts, and Andrés Muñoz got the last three outs for 17th save while maintaining his 0.00 ERA.
Isaac Paredes hit his 11th homer of the season and seventh in the past 10 games for Houston.
Jose Altuve had three hits after hitting two homers Thursday. The former second-baseman easily threw out Raleigh when the Mariners' catcher tried to score from second on Taveras' line-drive single to left in the sixth.
Cam Smith also had three hits for the Astros.
Altuve played his 1,870th career game, tying Jośe Cruz for third-most in Astros history behind Craig Biggio (2,850) and Jeff Bagwell (2,150).
Bryan Abreau (1-2) allowed two runs and three hits in 1 1/3 innings, giving up runs for just the second time in 21 appearances. He surrendered three to the Mariners on April 9 for his other loss.
Key moment
Rodríguez, back in the lineup after missing Thursday's game with back tightness, hit Abreu's first pitch for a down the right-field line to score Crawford from first. On the next pitch, Raleigh hit his homer to right.
Key stat
Mastrobuoni’s homer was his first with Seattle, and first in his four-year major league career since 2023 with the Chicago Cubs.
Up next
Seattle's Bryan Woo (5-1, 2.65) pitches against Houston's Framber Valdez (3-4, 3.57) on Saturday.
