The Sean Salisbury Show

Concluding their 4 game series in Sacramento, the Astros split the series 2-2 following last nights loss late in the 10th with a final score of 6-4. For his 2nd walk-off homer this series, Nick Kurtz pushes the A's over to another victory taking two from the Astros himself. With timely hitting still a bit of a concern for the Astros', Sean and Dan take a moment evaluating last nights loss along with tossing around a few possibilities of what could the Astros' identity tend to look like when the postseason approaches as we are now roughly 75 games into the season.  

Not looking to slow down, the Astros dominate the A's again in last nights Game 3 following their 11-4 victory now setting the series at 3-1. With Framber on the mound for another adequate performance mixed with some solid bats throughout the lineup following, 5 Astro players obtaining 3 hits and combining for 15 of the Astros total 20 hits the Astros look a bit invincible looking ahead. Now having won 7 of their last 10 and replacing the Yankees in 2nd place in the American League, Sean and Dan assess last nights remarkable game with a few pointers regarding how to sustain this great play just 4 games back behind the Tigers. 

Suffering a terrible loss Monday in their series opener down in Oakland following Nick Kurtz walk-off homer, the Astros seem to have mulled over Monday's loss following yesterday's huge win with a final score of 13-3. Making his debut start on the mound for the Astros, Jason Alexander goes on to pitch 6 innings, with 4 strikeouts, and allowing only 3 hits in the Astros victory over the A's. Discussing timely hitting and outstanding pitching performances, Dana Brown shares a few takeaways from the first two games of the series and what to expect moving forward along with a few injury updates to be mindful of.

Winning 5 of their last 6 games, the Astros seem to have hit a wall last night as Oakland rallies back late in the 9th for a stunning victory over the Astros' 3-1. Following a solid start with Ryan Gusto on the mound, Bryan Abreu suffers a hurtful loss following Nick Kurtz's walk-off 2 run homer at the bottom of the 9th to spring the A's into victory. Discussing a few things that weren't appeasing to the eyes last night, Sean and Dan share a few takeaways from last nights loss and what adjustments must be made going forward regarding games that appear on the schedule as essential wins for the Astros.      

Completing their 6 game homestand against the White Sox and the Twins, the Astros go on to take a combined 5 out of  6 of the games here at Daikin from both clubs furthering their position at the top of the American League now at 41-30. Sweeping Minnesota yesterday and now moving on to Oakland, Astros broadcaster Steve Sparks joins Sean and Dan discussing the Astros blazing weekend here at home with a few takeaways that looked phenomenal, along with some pointers that roughly hint at that possibility of this Astros' ball club making another postseason, World Series run.  

Revisiting last nights rubber match, the Astros' send the White Sox down the road with a series loss following the games final score of 4-3 resulting in a 2-1 series victory for the Astros. With Framber Valdez on the mound for another outstanding outing with 5 innings pitched, 12 strikeouts, and only allowing 2 runs the Astros are on a roll following Josh Hader closing the game for his 18th save of the season now tied for 3rd in the league. Discussing last nights victory Sean and Dan assess how the Astros have turned the tide in rallying back to win games, along with props to the Astros phenomenal pitching and bullpen staff throughout these games securing and ensuring wins from extraordinary starts from their starters.

Following the conclusion of minicamp around the NFL and focusing on Houston, the Texans look to be on the right track in regards to ramping up for the start of the season with training camp set to come early in August. Prospects chosen from the draft along with pickups from the agency, mixed with additions like Christian Kirk & Nick Chubb make the Texans look to be strong contenders coming out of the AFC South. Joining Sean and Dan is no other than Texans Insider Aaron Wilson with a few takeaways from the Texans 2025 minicamp and what to look forward to ahead of the season set to kickoff in September. 

Rolling on a bit of a hot streak coming out of their series against Cleveland, the Astros seem to have hit a wall in taking on the White Sox this season as they go on to lose Game 1 yesterday evening 4-2. Still sitting atop of the AL West Division and steady climbing the AL ranks now 4th behind the Blue Jays, Dana Brown debunks the Astros' recent series' and shares a few things that must be tweaked if the club intends to make another postseason run along with an update regarding Alvarez's current status. 

With the teams OTA's recently concluding and kicking into the start of mandatory Mini-camp today over at NRG, the Texans look primed and ready to make another run for the 2025 postseason following some very much needed offseason gets and grabs. Drafting a pretty solid class out of this years draft and now with the addition of Nick Chubb to the Texans backfield, Sean and Dan take a moment evaluating Chubb's addition to the organization and what could the Texans offense tend to look like rolling into the 2025-26 season with both first class backs in the Texans backfield in Joe Mixon and now Nick Chubb.

Cruising by the Pirates last week in Pittsburgh then moving on to Cleveland, the Astros again go on to take 2 of the 3 games from the Guardians winning the series 2-1, still leading the AL West Division at a standing of 36-29. Still without Yordan in the lineup and following the absence of a few players, the Astros continue to still taper off wins furthering their position 3rd in the AL behind New York and Detroit. Steve shares a few takeaways from the Astros weekend series and what this means moving forward if they can sustain such great play in the second half of the season. 

Looking to conclude their 3 game series up in PNC park yesterday, the Astros cruise on by the Pirates taking 2 of the 3 games from the club following last nights final score 8-2. Inhabiting inclement weather in Pittsburgh followed with a rain delay for roughly 3 hours did not hinder the Astros' from gaining yet another series win with Framber Valdez on the bump. 7 innings pitched, 11 strikeouts, and only allowing 2 runs, Dan and Ari share a few huge takeaways from the Astros' primary Ace last night and what could it mean going forward if he continues to have performances like this.

Following their 3-0 Game 1 shutout against Paul Skenes on Tuesday and moving along to Game 2 yesterday, the Pirates turnaround and shut the Astros out with a final score of 3-0 now evening the series 1-1. Assessing yesterday's game noting the Astros constant struggles in finding ways to put up runs with runners in the scoring position, has played quite a factor in the games they tend to lose. Focusing on Cristian Walker and still without Yordan, Dan and Cole share what adjustments should be made to counter their struggles until their home run slugger returns to the lineup.  

Moving on from the Rays and now taking on the Pirates, the Astros look to be on quite the roll as they continue to add wins, climbing the American League division rankings now placed 3rd right behind the Yankees and the Tigers. Taking a moment and assessing the Astros success over the last few series including yesterdays Game 1 shutout against Paul Skenes, Dana joins and shares a couple of takeaways from the recent weeks and how this run can be sustained moving forward still without key players in the lineup.

Moving on from their series against Tampa and still without their power hitter in the lineup, the Astros are standing tall at first place in the AL West leading their division. With many still a bit infuriated following last weeks interview with Astros' GM Dana Brown and the news shortly breaking right after that Yordan's injury is a bit more serious than what was previously stated, now raises some concern regarding how reliable the Astros' are when giving updates pertaining to injuries. Dan and Cole take a moment revisiting a similar situation in a sense, dating back to last year with Kyle Tucker and how the lack of transparency tends to deceive fans in the process.

Taking 7 out of the 10 games in their homestand, the Astros look to have the ball rolling as they go on to split their revenge series against the Tampa Bay Rays 2-2. Teeing off against the Pirates tomorrow, the Astros lead the AL West Division now in first place surpassing the Seattle Mariners with a standing record of 32-27. Gaining wins without certain players in the lineup and on the mound to help along with a few things that need still need to be adjusted, Steve shares what what he loved most coming out of this weekend's series and what to expect next as the Astros get ready to take on Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates still without their power hitter, Yordan Alvarez.

Kicking into their revenge series against the Rays coming down from a bit of a hot streak following 4 straight wins, the Astros suffer a devastating loss last night against Tampa with a final score of 13-3. With the bats tapering off a bit and stretching the bullpen some as the Astros now drop 3rd in their bullpen ERA across the league from 2nd, Sean and Dan assess last nights dreadful loss to the Rays along with some positives to take rolling into Game 2 this evening as the Astros' power hitter yesterday Yordan Alvarez took live BP aiming to make his return back to the lineup for tonight's game.  

Joining the show every Wednesday briefly during Astros' season following his 9:30 segment yesterday, Astros GM Dana Brown faces a bit of scrutiny in regards to providing a few interesting responses pertaining to the clubs injuries and updates. Shortly after, breaking news revealing details that contradict his statements, now raises question about his openness on the show. With fans expecting transparency and authenticity from our sports figures here in the city of Houston, Sean and Dan take a moment discussing their thoughts from yesterday's interview with the Astros' GM.      

Closing out their series against the Mariners over the Memorial Day weekend, the Astros look to be on quite the roll following bats heating up and players starting to have breakouts as we've now reached the end of May now just two months into the season. Providing some context behind the Astros last few outstanding games, Dana joins and shares a few things he loved from the Seattle series, mixed with some things that looked really good from a few players that are beginning to shake into themselves regarding a few veterans surrounded by lots of new talent. Also still awaiting his return, Dana shares a bit of insight on when we can expect the Astros' power hitter back in the lineup in Yordan Alvarez. 

Returning from a great Memorial Day weekend, the Astros conclude their 17 game stretch lastly against the Mariners taking 3 out of the 4 from Seattle with Sunday's final score of 5-3. With the day off yesterday, the Astros tee back into action today against the Athletics' with many raising question as to where or what may be the hold up in regards to their power hitter Yordan Alvarez still missing in the lineup. Now surpassing the 10-day stint he was given for the IL, Sean and Dan take a moment assessing the success the Astros have had without Yordan and roughly when could we possibly expect him to return.   

Dan and Cole are joined by former MLB catcher and host of the Foul Territory TV podcast Erik Kratz, discussing the Astros' season thus far and what things still need to be worked on. Erik also shares his take on the win over the Mariners, and if the Astros can sustain this type of play throughout the rest of the season to the postseason.

Splitting their interdivision rivalry against the Rangers 2-2, the Astros move on to the Tampa Bay Rays in a three game series concluding yesterday afternoon with the Rays winning the series taking 2 of the 3 games from the Astros. Discussing the Silver Boot Series rivalry along with the Rays series loss, Dana joins Dan and Chris sharing his thoughts over the two recent series' and what adjustments must be made now 3.5 games back from the Mariners. Dana also shares a few updates regarding Yordan's anticipated return back to the lineup along with updates pertaining to Ronel Blanco's evaluation and current status.