Houston Sportscast: Episode 8 - "Rockets fizzle in the Snowpocalypse‪"

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Rockets Eric Gordon, John Wall, Victor Oladipo
Composite image by Jack Brame

The Rockets had a weird week, the Astros are throwing baseballs, and the Texans didn't really do anything. We also survived the Ice Age.

*The opinions expressed in this podcast do not reflect the views of Gow Media.

05:07 – Snopocalypse stories

11:40 – Snowpocalypse drinking games

14:14 – Rockets recap

17:12 – Boogie Cousins released. Or maybe not?

18:16 – What's PJ Tucker's future

26:59 – Rockets and Astros donate help with disaster aid

29:35 – Astros are back! (in spring training)

30:34 – ESPN's top Astros prospects

34:08 – Very quick roster evaluation

43:17 – Astros final needs before the season starts

48:25 – Carson Wentz trade effect on Watson's trade value

54:20 – Watson for McCaffery + picks?

56:48 – UH Cougar update

58:00 – Reddit Headline(s) of the week

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The Astros beat the White Sox, 10-2. Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images.

Christian Walker homered among his three hits and had a season-high four RBIs to lead the Houston Astros over the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Wednesday night.

Jose Altuve added two hits to give him 2,300 in his career, joining Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (2,342) as the only active players with at least 2,300.

Altuve got things going with an RBI double in the first. There were two outs in the inning when Walker homered to left field off Sean Burke (3-7) to make it 3-0.

Houston starter Ryan Gusto (4-3) allowed seven hits and two runs with a season-best seven strikeouts in a season-high six innings.

Josh Rojas had two hits for the White Sox, who fell to 7-27 on the road.

Altuve singled with two outs in the third before Yainer Diaz walked. Walker then smacked a line drive to center field for a double to score them both and push the lead to 5-0.

There was one out in the fourth when Cam Smith hit a ground-rule double. With two outs, Jeremy Peña doubled on a ball that bounced off the wall in left field to make it 6-0. Isaac Paredes followed with another RBI double to chase Burke, who yielded eight hits and seven runs — both career highs — in 3 2/3 innings.

Rojas singled in the fifth and moved to third on a ground-rule double by Vinny Capra. Rojas scored on a groundout by Mike Tauchman to cut it to 7-1. Miguel Vargas hit an RBI single to make it 7-2.

Paredes had three hits and two RBIs to help the Astros snap a two-game skid.

Key moment

Walker’s home run that put Houston up 3-0 early.

He talked about his big night following the game.

Key stat

Walker had just two RBIs in his previous six games.

Up next

Houston LHP Framber Valdez (6-4, 3.07 ERA) opposes RHP Davis Martin (2-6, 3.62) when the series concludes Thursday night.

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