Houston Astros bullpen coach Jeff Murphy sustained injuries to his left leg and knee when a protective screen fell on him before Wednesday's game against the Oakland Athletics.
Murphy was throwing batting practice when a heavy gust of wind blew the screen over, pinning Murphy's leg underneath. He pulled himself out from under the screen and tried to walk away but fell back to the ground and had to be helped off the field.
According to a team spokesman, Murphy pulled his left hamstring and a bruised the knee. He was not taken to a hospital.
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April 18, 2013
MLB News: The Houston Astros, finding themselves 7.5 games back in the division just 15 games into the year decided to shake up their roster in hopes of making a better first impression during their first season in the American League. They purchased the contract of third baseman Brandon Laird from Triple-A Oklahoma City, optioned first baseman Brett Wallace down to Oklahoma City...
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April 16, 2013
Your browser does not support iframes.We know the Astros don't have many good players, but RHP Paul Clemens was out to prove us all wrong even after dislocating the pinky on his pitching hand. In last night's game, he tried to field a bouncing ball with his right hand and it tipped just off his pinky bending in a way that pinkies are not meant to be bent. He still managed...
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April 16, 2013
John Ely seemed ready to make the jump. Considering the injury to Alex White, the Houston Astros appeared to be in need of some starting pitching help, and Ely seemed the logical candidate. He was in Major League camp this spring, and has experience now at all levels of the minor league system. Unfortunately, his season is over as he will need to undergo Tommy John surgery...
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April 16, 2013
Most of the time, pictures do more justice than talking. So when Jason Castro said a few words about catcher framing, I immediately wanted to run to a computer to look at what he was talking about. Maybe next time we’ll take a look at some video together and tease out what he meant a little further. But this time, just a few words were worth a lot of thinking, and the pictures...
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April 18, 2013
Opening Day has come and gone at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The Astros won 8-3 over their new divisional foe, the Texas Rangers. Yes, that’s right: the Astros are now in the American League, and a formerly neutral feeling between these two teams means so much more now. This is the biggest change that has happened to the Astros this season; however, change, in many forms, is...
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April 16, 2013
The Cleveland Indians traded AA starting pitcher, Eric Berger (he of the infamous mustache) to Houston today in exchange for catcher Chris Wallace. This was a move that was made in response to the lack of catching depth in Akron and Columbus due to the injuries to Lou Marson (neck), Carlos Santana (thumb) and Alex Laviski (toe).
According to the Houston Astros media guide,...
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April 18, 2013
The A’s came out of Wednesday’s series-sweeping over the Astros with their 12th win of the season, good enough for the most in the AL.
The A’s didn’t even register their 12th win until May 1 last season. So, it’s pretty evident Oakland is off to hot start, not just compared to last season, but over the last few decades of the club’s history.
We figured the A’s would...
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April 19, 2013
The Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians have both gotten off to lackluster starts. So have the starters for Friday night's series opener.
Lucas Harrell and former Astro Brett Myers each seek their first win of the season while helping their respective clubs snap lengthy losing streaks.
After losing 213 games the past two seasons, Houston (4-11) was hardly expected to be competitive...
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April 18, 2013
Cleveland Indians (5-9) at Houston Astros (4-11)
Series 6, Games 15, 16 and 17
Minute Maid Park, Houston: 0.883*, Pitchers park
Series Overview
The Astros are probably the worst team in the American League, maybe in all of baseball. The organization, led by new general manager Jeff Luhnow and assistant GM David Stearns, trimmed the payroll to $26.1 million...
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