Whole Again: Altuve Returns, But Burrows' Problems Persist

About this episode

The episode discusses Jose Altuve's return to the Astros and its impact on the team's performance, along with ongoing issues in the starting rotation.

Jose Altuve's return from the injured list made the Astros' lineup whole again — and helped to kickstart a series win against the division rival A's. Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome break down the series win, what Altuve's return means for a run of soft spot of their schedule and how they might address Mike Burrows' continued problems in the starting rotation.  🌶️ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Tyler Stafford

Guest: Chandler Rome

Topics covered

• Jose Altuve's return
• Astros lineup
• series win
• Mike Burrows' problems
• starting rotation
• soft schedule

Keywords

• Jose Altuve
• Astros
• A's
• Mike Burrows
• starting rotation
• baseball
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, Astros, A's

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