Astros nightmare continues. Fall to Chicago 7-2
by The Crawfish Boxes
The Crawfish Boxes— It turns out J.P. France is what we thought he was. An emergency fill-in last year, his performance was a pleasant surprise, without which, the Astros would not have gotten to the playoffs. Who is surprised by his regression in a year when injuries to the Astros staff are even more devastating? Two home runs off France in the first inning resulting in five runs were all the Cubs needed. France righted the ship for the next four innings, but the Astros’ recently anemic offense managed only two...
ESPN—Cubs 7-2 Astros (Apr 23, 2024) Game Recap. CHICAGO -- — Mike Tauchman hit his first two homers of the season, and the Chicago Cubs took a five-run first-inning lead in a 7-2 win over...
Bleacher Nation—Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 7, Astros 2 - April 23, 2024. Well there was one big thing not to like about tonight's game – Cody Bellinger was lifted with a right rib contusion after colliding with...
AP News—Tauchman homers twice as Cubs win 7-2, drop Astros 10 games under .500 for first time since 2016. Mike Tauchman hit his first two homers of the season, and the Chicago Cubs took a five-run first-inning lead in a 7-2 win over Houston that dropped the Astros 10 games under .500 for the first time since 2016.