Houston Astros Podcast
Astros broadcasters bring the ballpark to you with new and entertaining episodes of baseball conversations from people inside the baseball world. Listen to stories told by your favorite players, coaches, broadcasters and from those who know the big leagues the best. Catch new episodes throughout the offseason for the latest news and Hot Stove revelations. During the regular season, we’ll relaunch some of our best interviews, postgame radio highlights, and much more. Astroline is a production of the Houston Astros Radio Network.
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9/27/17 Astros Podcast: Hinch, Hildreth, Moran
Manager A.J. Hinch recaps Dallas Keuchel's performance on Tuesday and previews today's starting pitcher, Justin Verlander. Next, Robert Ford and Steve Sparks share their thoughts and pay tribute to the late great Jamie Hildreth. Longtime front office executive for over 30 years, Hildreth was well known and beloved in the Houston and Major League Baseball community. Finally, young infielder Collin Moran talks about returning after eight weeks of recovering from a facial fracture at the plate.
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9/27/17 - Recap: HOU 12, TEX 2
Carlos Correa and George Springer each drove in four runs, backing Justin Verlander's 11 strikeouts in the Astros' 12-2 win.
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9/26/17 - Game Recap: HOU 14, TEX 3
Dallas Keuchel fanned eight, while Brian McCann and Cameron Maybin went yard as the Astros racked up 18 hits and 14 runs in win.
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9/26/17 Astros Podcast: Hinch, Harris
Manager A.J. Hinch talks about the injury to All-Star Jose Altuve, winning the Silver Boot Series, Dallas Keuchel and Cole Hamels. Relief pitcher Will Harris later talks about coming off the DL feeling good and preparing to pitch in the postseason.
10 min
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9/25/17 Astros Podcast: Hinch, White
Manager A.J. Hinch recaps the final regular season homestand of 2017. Topics include clinching the West, testing Lance McCullers, the Texas Rangers and playing out the final road trip of the season. Infielder Tyler White later talks about growing up and playing baseball and how he learned to compete at an early age.
10 min
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9/25/17 - Game Recap: HOU 11, TEX 2
Marwin Gonzalez and Evan Gattis both drove in two runs in an eight-run barrage in the 4th inning to power the Astros' 11-2 win. AJ Hinch spoke about the game to the media.
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9/24/17: Astros Radio Roundtable
General Manager Jeff Luhnow sits down for his weekly conversation with Astros Radio. Topics include the AL West crown, battling for the best record, Lance McCullers Jr., playoff rosters, Kyle Tucker and Forrest Whitley. Backstop Evan Gattis also talks to Robert Ford and Steve Sparks from the dugout following Saturday's win over the Angels.
10 min
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9/24/17 - Game Recap: HOU 5, LAA 7
Alex Bregman and George Springer both hit home runs but the Angels had a key RBI double that got them ahead and this lead to the Astros losing 5-7
4 min
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9/23/17 Astros Podcast: Bregman, Dauer, Peacock
Listen to the radio highlights from Friday's victory against the Los Angeles Angels before Alex Bregman joins the radio booth from the dugout following the victory. First base coach and infield instructor Rich Dauer later talks about the defense of Bregman and what it means to clinch the division title. Finally, starting pitcher Brad Peacock talks about finding success this season and reflects on how he missed out during the Astros 2015 postseason run due to injuries.
13 min
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9/23/17 - Game Recap: HOU 6, LAA 2
Carlos Correa notched three RBIs in a 3-for-3 day, while Evan Gattis powered a three-run home run in the Astros' 6-2 win. Astros manager A.J. Hinch discusses the win and Carlos Correa talks about his day at the plate and his family in Puerto Rico.
7 min
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9/22 Astros Podcast: Hinch, Bregman
Manager A.J. Hinch talks to Robert Ford about the White Sox series, Brian McCann, Dallas Keuchel, Collin McHugh and Sunday's starting pitcher Lance McCullers, Jr. Next, infielder Alex Bregman explains to Steve Sparks why he thinks Carlos Beltran will come up big for the Astros in October. Bregman also explains where his drive for the game comes from, his offseason basbeall camps and LSU football.
8 min
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9/22/17 - Game Recap: HOU 3, LAA 0
Justin Verlander tossed seven shutout innings and Yuli Gurriel hit a three-run home run to lead the Astros to a 3-0 win over the Angels.
6 min
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9/21/17 Astros Podcast: Hinch, Harrelson
Manager A.J. HInch and Ken "Hawk" Harrelson join us before the final game of the White Sox series at Minute Maid Park. Former All-Star and current broadcaster for the south-siders, Harrelson tells the story of introducing batting gloves into the big leagues. Harrelson is in his final year of 33 seasons in the TV booth
10 min
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9/21/17 - Game Recap: HOU 1, CWS 3
Dallas Keuchel settled in after two early runs, but Houston fell 2 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the AL's best mark with a 3-1 loss to the White Sox.
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9/20/17 Astros Podcast: Hinch, Devenski, Kemp
Manager A.J. Hinch recaps the Astros' win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Hinch talks about playing October-style baseball and how small-ball changes the strategy in the postseason. Relief pitcher Chris Devenski joins us from the Astros' dugout following the victory and later utility outfielder Tony Kemp shares his journey of playing in the Minors and being promoted to the big leagues for the final stretch of the 2017 regular season.
10 min
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9/20/17 - Game Recap: HOU 4, CWS 3
Yuli Gurriel hit a two-run double to back Brad Peacock's six innings of two-run ball as the Astros topped the White Sox, 4-3
6 min
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9/19/17 Astros Podcast: Hinch, Musgrove
Manager A.J. Hinch reflects on winning the American League West title and previews tonight's matchup against the White Sox with Colin McHugh on the mound. Next, relief pitcher Joe Musgrove talks about the mindset of being a starter vs. relief pitcher and what it means to celebrate a Division Championship with his teammates
9 min
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9/18/17: Astros Podcast: AL West Celebration
Houston Astros are the 2017 American League West Champions. Following their victory of the Seattle Mariners, Robert Ford and Steve Sparks celebrated the win inside the Astros clubhouse. Listen to all the fun in today's featured poscast.
26 min
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9/17/17 - Game Recap: HOU 7, SEA 1
Justin Verlander turned in seven innings of one-run ball, leading the Astros to a 7-1 win to clinch the AL West title. Astros manager AJ Hinch, Carlos Correa, and Justin Verlander discuss their momentous win into the postseason.
5 min
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9/17 Sunday Radio Roundtable with Jeff Luhnow
General manager Jeff Luhnow joins Astros Radio for his weekly radio conversation to discuss magic numbers, division titles and potential playoff rosters and rotations. Other topics include the longevity of the seasons, the offense and balancing playing time. Just before Luhnow, we'll hear from relief pitcher Joe Musgrove, who recorded his first MLB save on Saturday at Minute Maid Park. Then first-round pick J.B. Bukauskas visits with Steve Sparks and Robert Ford.
19 min
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9/16/17 Astros Podcast: Linares, Blowers
Manager A.J. Hinch talks about the performance of his team on Friday before Double-A manager Rodney Linares recaps the Corpus Christi Hooks' season. Topics with Linares include Kyle Tucker, Forrest Whitley and playing out the season to the very end. Former big leaguer and current Seattle broadcaster Mike Blowers later talks about how the Mariners' match up against the Astros and the benefits of having future HOF'er Edgar Martinez as the team's hitting coach.
11 min
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9/16/17 - Game Recap: HOU 8, SEA 6
Carlos Beltran notched three hits and two RBIs to lead the Astros to an 8-6 victory over the Mariners
8 min
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9/15 Astros Podcast: Hinch, Springer
Manager A.J. Hinch and All-Star outfielder George Springer talk about the late night travel from the West Coast to start a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners in Houston. Both Hinch and Springer provide a scouting report on Mariners starter James Paxton. Springer later talks about losing teammate Jake Marisnick to an injury for the season and what it means to return to his home for the first time after Hurricane Harvey.
8 min
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9/15/17 - Game Recap: HOU 5, SEA 2
The Astros' offense scored five runs off Mariners' pitchers, backing Charlie Morton's six stellar innings in their 5-2 win.
7 min
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9/13/17 Astros Podcast: Hinch, McCann
Manager A.J. Hinch updates the status and explains Lance McCullers Jr.'s situation and previews Mike Fiers' start against the Angels. Hinch also talks about evaluating his catching staff and provides a scouting report on opponent Tyler Skaggs. Veteran catcher Brian McCann shares his thoughts on catching Justin Verlander and picking up his offensive game.
8 min