Crush City Territory: A Houston Astros Podcast

The Astros won a series at Fenway Park and, for the first time since April 14-15, won consecutive games. Their reward? A showdown with Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome discuss the series win against the Red Sox, Bryan Abreu's clutch performance, Brice Matthews' big weekend and how Houston cobbled its pitching together before turning their eyes toward the Dodgers. 🌶️
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The Astros are 12-20 and, now, will face a team that's already changed managers. Could that be beneficial? Former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick joins Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss a series loss in Baltimore, the value of managerial consistency and why managers get blamed more than they should before previewing this weekend's series at Fenway Park between the Red Sox and Astros. 🌶️
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The Astros are 11-19 and trying to stave off a total spiral. Fans are frustrated, curious and have questions. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome answer some of the best ones, including about Dana Brown's job security, Joe Espada's future, Tatsuya Imai's early-season struggles and possible trade talks to improve a roster in need of it.
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The managerial carousel is already spinning, but Astros GM Dana Brown gave a vote of confidence to embattled manager Joe Espada amid Houston's 11-18 start. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome discuss Espada's status and Brown's comments before analyzing the team's series loss against the Yankees — including strong starts from Spencer Arrighetti and Mike Burrows along with a walk-filled showing from the bullpen.
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It's Aaron Judge against Yordan Alvarez at Daikin Park, perhaps an early preview for the AL MVP race. Former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick joins Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss Judge's prowess, Alvarez's awesome start to the season, what could have been if Ben Rice had become an Astro and the Astros' disinterest in recently-signed Lucas Giolito.
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