Crush City Territory: A Houston Astros Podcast

Yordan Alvarez became the fastest player in Astros history to reach 20 home runs in a season. His power is propelling the Astros back to relevance and has his teammates in awe. Former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick — Alvarez's former teammate — joins Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss Alvarez's dominance, his candidacy for AL MVP, why people sometimes miscast the slugger and what the most amazing part of his offensive profile may be.
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Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert and Alimber Santa teamed to throw the 18th no-hitter in Houston Astros history in a 9-0 win against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on May 25. Few of the other 17 felt more improbable. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome discuss Imai's six hitless innings and whether they showed any progress before digging into Santa — the first rookie since 1900 to appear in a no-hitter during his major-league debut.
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For the first time since 2013, the Astros won a game at Wrigley Field. Even better, Houston swept the Chicago Cubs and, for the first time this season, has tangible momentum heading into a massive series in Arlington. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome break down the sweep, Christian Walker's continued resurgence, the stabilization of Houston's pitching staff and how the bullpen could use Josh Hader.
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Astros catching prospect Jason Schiavone leads all of Minor League Baseball with 18 home runs and just received a promotion to Double-A Corpus Christi. Schiavone joins Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss his breakout season, some swing adjustments that have allowed him to unlock power, the nuances of calling games as a catcher and what his goals are for the remainder of his season in Double-A.
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Down Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Yainer Diaz, the Astros have one of baseball's worst offenses in May and are watching their season start to slip away. Former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick joins Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss the Astros' dispiriting series loss to the Twins, the disastrous state of their lineup and what — if anything — can be done to fix it. The trio also discusses Tatsuya Imai's step forward and Lance McCullers Jr.'s latest trip to the injured list.
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