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presented by Chili's I am Taylor McGregor for the better part of a decade the Houston Astros have been serious World Series contenders which is why their slow start this season sent shock waves through the Space City after having their worst start and more than 50 years Astro fans will be very happy to hear that Houston we have figured out the problem through May this season their starting rotation erra was ranked 26th in baseball but since the start of June the group group has posted a 3.32 erra good for second lowest in all of baseball and this month this team has posted the best record in the majors so starting pitching wins with a quality continue in July let's find out it's Astros 78 erra in the month of April calling into question his fit to the Astros rotation however since the start of May his 1.99 ER is the second lowest among American league pitchers with 50 plus Innings pitched well then there you have it pat Murphy's secret is out as him and his crew have been brewing up some offense as of late they've even earned a Michelin star thanks to their new grand slam recipe on Sunday Bryce terang hit Milwaukee's fifth Grand Slam in eight games and the Brewers became just the second team in major league baseball to achieve the feat so orders up compliments of Chef B let's see if the crew can continue to cook in Colorado look every year the draft is an unforgettable event for prospects around the country looking to make the transition from amateur ball to start their professional careers a journey they have dreamt of for their entire lives and this year's draft should be especially memorable for Wake Forest as the Demon Deacons are poised to match and possibly even surpass the record for the most first round picks selected by one school in a single year the record is three when your name is listed in a trade with a superstar like Juan stto the expectations start high so so far James Wood has answered the Bell this season slugging 595 in tripa and earning a call to the show his debut begins a new chapter in Nat's Nation so let's press play and see how his Story begins it's Mets and National coming up the MLB draft is under 2 weeks away and a trio of prospects from Wake Forest University are looking to make history we will explain next sixth time in his career Vladimir Guerrero Jr is the AL player of the week vad hit 500 with four homers and 17 RBI in six games last week it has to be the haircut and then in the National League it was Jonathan India who won player of the week for the first time in his career thanks in part to a 538 batting average and India led the majors in batting average hits doubles and extra base hits in seven games last week and then from MLB's X account they said thanks to the best fans in the world this June marked MLB's highest average June attendance since 2014 James Wood's first big league hit had an average exit velocity of 106.7 mph keeping up with the status quo from what he did in in the minor leagues among hitters at Triple A and in the majors this season only Aaron judge Sho Otani and O'Neil Cruz have a higher average exit V in 2024 go one of the wildest games in baseball history took place we will relive an instant classic between the Yankees and the Red Sox that's coming up next six runs off Hunter Harvey and friends that is tied for a franchise record for most runs scored in a single Extra Inning frame after also doing it in June of 1979 and August of 2001 that was the height of the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry as they played 13 intense Innings 20 years ago Monday in the Bronx and there was a little bit of everything loads of Hall of Famers Derek Jeter making a diving catch into the stands Manny Ramirez had two home runs and then it was yank's backup catcher Jack flarity who hit the walk-off in the 13th and then don't forget even our own Kevin Mar was there he did go over six though but no one's talking about that sorry keev welcome back to Quick Pitch recently our own Lauren Gardner sat down with Anthony Rizzo to discuss his cancer Journey let's take a look at their moving conversation it's Canada Day a nationwide celebration of the anniversary of Canada's Independence and the Blue Jays honored the holiday before their first pitch on Monday but nobody in the state celebrated harder than our resident Canadian ad nanberg from right here in the MLV Network Studios what a suit that would definitely play in the six so happy birthday Canada I am Taylor McGregor thanks so much for watching for