Astros continue winning ways with victory over Indians
Field Level Media
03 Jul 2021, 13:19 GMT+10
Chas McCormick drove in a pair of runs to fuel the visiting Houston Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday.
McCormick started in right field after Kyle Tucker was removed less than hour before the start of the game with back spasms.
Taylor Jones, who was called up from Triple-A Sugar Land earlier on Friday, joined McCormick with an RBI double among his two hits. Abraham Toro also drove in a run and scored twice for the Astros, who have won the first two contests of this four-game series.
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MLB Trade Rumors
The Pirates are discussing second baseman/outfielder
Adam Frazier in trades, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, who adds that Frazier could be the next piece subtracted as the Bucs continue their aggressive teardown. The Athletic’s Rob Biertempfel speculated this morning that another deal could be in the works as well (Twitter link).
Frazier, 29, is coming off a rough showing in 2020 that saw him bat .230/.297/.364 in 58 games. However, prior to that down season he was steadily an average or better performer both at the plate and with the glove. It’s worth noting, too, that Frazier shook off a disastrous start to the season and was trending upward in his production over the season’s second half. It’s an arbitrary endpoint, but over his final 30 games Frazier slashed .273/.368/.414 through 115 plate appearances with as many walks (13) as strikeouts (13).