Astros: Yordan Alvarez and Spencer Arrighetti Silence Phillies

it's a deep Fly ball it's going it's going it's gone yordon Alvarez with three home runs tonight and Spencer erti wow couldn't even pull that guy off the mound spotted tried to pull him well he did man he wanted to stay in what a great game the Astros make a statement leaving Philadelphia headed home to face the Royals let's talk about it on this early edition of locked on Astros J Diaz this is lck on Astros hello and welcome to locked on Astros your daily Astros podcast here are your host Eric the man Heisman and BR htown wheelhouse [Music] CH hey y'all welcome in to another Edition locked on Astros I'm H wellous you can find me at H well house on X Instagram and Tik Tok you can find me at stros 411 on X and on Facebook you can find me at back to the bullpen on X Instagram on on um spotif on um iHeart Radio YouTube um look I'm always positive always stros thank y'all for tuning in guys what's up I had to come in early I had to get this show on the road Tonight Eric is at open house for his school and I was like dude we cannot wait until later to go on air to talk about such an outstanding game before I do tell you about game time game time is an amazing app it is basically look just download the app create the account use the code locked on MLB for $20 off your first purchase terms apply download the game time app today what time is it game time well apparently it was Game Time in Philadelphia because the Houston Astros absolutely made minc meat of the Philadelphia Phillies today it was a phenomenal win it was a big win and it was one that the Astros really needed 10 to nothing unfortunately the freaking Mariners won six to2 today so thank you Tampa for not helping God good Lord can't depend on those guys for anything but the Astros stay three and a half in front of them and that is a really good thing and I want to get to Spencer arag Getti I want to get to um to our guy yordon Alvarez and I want to get to talking about Jake Meyers and also look Chaz McCormick he has been on the ropes he has been in the drgs and he's talked about how he is really frustrated himself I even put out there someone told me um someone close to the team told me that Chaz was going to be sent down when we signed Jason Hayward well number one we haven't signed Jason Hayward and Chaz goes deep today so that could all change if Chaz can get hot that's I'm fine with that I know everybody wanted him off this team but look if they're going to play and they're going to be here they are going to hit so now not only do we have Ben Gambit but we have thoron now that's not an original thought of mine but I just put that on the title thoron dude the spaghetti monster Spencer arag Getti um and I put up the wrong look at this I put up the wrong background here look at me wow there you go Spencer arag Getti is locked in yordon demolishes baseballs Astros play some pissed-off baseball and a great flight home waiting to face Kansas City yes can we please beat the Royals yeah for sure let's beat them all four games let's win the first three and then sweep them on Sunday right I mean why the heck not we're going to be there lock on ash is GNA be there and 20 of our closest friends are going to be there um so you guys I'm so excited to hang out with y'all we've got some stuff to give y'all we've got some stuff to give away I'm GNA make some posters this weekend it's going to be fun so let's talk about Spencer arti this kid is locked in I think his ceiling is higher than a lot of people anticipated now I don't think the Astros didn't see it I just don't know there I mean there wasn't a lot of hype around the league about Spence fagetti I think people knew about him I I know he had made a name for himself picture of the year last year for the Astros and the minor leagues but today what a massive game 19 swings and misses let's look at this breakdown 19 swings and misses okay nine on his four seam out of 21 swings two on his curveball two on his cutter three on his sweeper three on his change up this kid went from 80 miles an hour or 79 on his sweeper all the way up to 94 or actually 96 sorry um and so he was up and down the flowchart of velocity of pitch velocity and that's what you want um and his pitches were breaking in the right place they were swinging and missing I mean look at what he did 11 strikeouts he almost added another 12 strikeout game he is really doing a great job I was I was trying to capture some stats in game because I was I was having to watch it as I was out and about taking care of our responsibilities I got to catch some of the last part of the game um on on my phone and I actually saw this because I had wondered where Spencer arti was was with rookies alltime single season if you remember 2023 Hunter Brown had the second most strikeouts all time in a single season by a rookie pitcher with 178 in 2023 Tom Griffin in 1969 had 200 on that list look at this three other Astros um single season all time Spencer arti 145 Roy Oswalt 144 in 2001 2014 our old friend Colin MC dude this kid is killing it I mean Spencer arag Getti is absolutely crushing the job he is on the job he's learning and he is just at I mean this is absolutely insane he has this is his third double strikeout or double digit strikeout game this month 12 13 5 6 now 11 that is insane he now has 47 strikeouts in August and it's only August 22nd that's 10 more than his most which was in May let's see hold on yeah July yes in may he had 36 strikeouts in August in 1 2 3 4 five in in five starts he has 47 strikeouts this kid knows the part he plays the part he is the stopper Justin Verlander he's supposed to be the stopper Hunter Brown's been the stopper fber Valdez has been been the stopper guess whose turn it is Spencer mother freaking arti I just I can't believe it when Joe spot pulled him with 103 pitches he walked tra or he gave up the hit the tra turn the gone first and third I know I know that Harper was coming up but oh my gosh you saw him shaking his head you want that kid to not want to leave the mound arti kind of reminds me of a young Tim linicum for the Giants yeah I mean he like kind of his attitude and his Swagger hopefully he keeps it a little um straight between the lines um than Mr lincom I I think he dealt with some stuff kind of helped him deal with things and that's why he didn't really I mean the dude he was he was amazing Tim lincom was probably one of the best pitchers that we'll ever see in the short time the body work that he had done um he could have had I think an even longer career but he was absolutely phenomenal um yeah opposing hitters are getting fed up with spaghetti and we love it that's right um so oh really Chaz has just been sent down oh the little birdie in the window told me um what was true has come true so Corbin can we confirm that that spin that uh Chaz M cormick yes there you go so the other day I had actually reported um that Chaz m foric would be sent down due to the signing of Jason Hayward I haven't heard anything official on Hayward yet but I reported it everybody's like well you know you got to watch your credibility if it doesn't happen then what are people GNA say about you and I'm like I don't care I actually had someone tell me it was a legitimate source and um I asked them if they could share it and they said yes so I shared it and so I reported that um yesterday and yes I am kind of tooting my horn um Brian MCT tager has actually tweeted it Jackson um I reported it yesterday and let me tell you 100% of the people ignored it people were going at me oh htown doesn't doesn't really have sources haha Chaz is still in the lineup I said he's still in the lineup but he's going to be sent back to Triple A and I knew that was going to happen yesterday so you are welcome on that breaking news from locked on Astros look after this after these messages we're going to talk about yordon demolishing baseballs otherwise known as thoron this episode is also brought 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modern era I'm sorry in the modern era and this is from opto Sports go to O Opa stats opto stats um on on Twitter I want to get that right the only other rookie pitcher to have this many strikeouts while allowing so few runs in a calendar month as Carrie Wood May 1998 60 strikeouts and 19 hits so this is rarified air for Spencer arag Getti um so that is amazing yes look Chaz has got to get his confidence back because if Chaz is going to be here he's got to contribute he's got to hit and so I just really think that he goes back gets his swing back gets his confidence back and we see the Chaz that helped contribute in the postseason hopefully that's what happens what is up y'all how y'all doing thank y'all for tuning in um is he going to be pitcher of the month I don't know man um we've had players that deserve that that uh you know SP not Spencer Brown deserved that a couple months ago and they freaking gave it to I think it was crochet so I don't know ask the voters I think arti should get it I think he's dominating more than anybody so yeah um right now someone says question is do you think we can take the Royals this serious we need the series oh 100% see here's the thing folks let me let me just pause before I go on yordon because I hear all the time when the Astros lose they didn't care now I've talked about the lack of emotion I've talked about the lack of a fire brand and I actually talked on ESPN in Southwest Louisiana this morning with rp3 and crew with Dawson aelo and those guys about this and I said they said what is missing with the Astros like why do they sometimes just really just miss where they're they were like one for 19 with the runners and scoring position in this series and then they go off today right I said I don't think they have that one person in the clubhouse that is that fire brand that is that fire starter that is that let's go like I just don't think they have that and I think sometimes that's needed now I don't think that's the difference in all their wins and losses but I think when you get in those close games if you have someone that's like that maybe that flips a switch a little bit but this team is so veteran that you would think that they wouldn't need something like that who knows baseball is a tough sport baseball is founded is foundational on failure why do you think if you fail 70% of the time you actually get to go to the Hall of Fame if you do it 30% of the time as a batter right so go figure now let me let me get to yordon Jordan Alvarez um oh the series yes I think the Astros take this this series absolutely seriously let's look at jordon's numbers on the day I mean this guy hit a ball 433 feet 408 feet and then where is his other so he's got exit velocity 109 107 I mean this guy just comes out he's like ah I'm yordon I'm gonna get four for four I'm gonna hit three home runs have four RBI one walk I mean who does this who goes out and does this but yordon Alvarez Altuve was two for four he scored two runs Chaz did come in and he did hit a home run a two-run home run he was one for one today raised his average to 192 good job Chaz before you go to Sugarland look Chaz go to Sugarland get tuned up get it out of your head quit beating yourself up go down there ball out come back and kick butt and take names that's what I want Chaz to do but the bottom of the lineup guys Carro one for four Ben Ben gaml AKA Ben Gambit three for five Jake Meers two for five Zack deszo one for five Mauricio dubon two for four they all scored one two three four of the runs they got three of the RBI they only struck out two times amongst all of them there were only two strikeouts in this game now I know this is Taiwan Walker but this is a team that's been pressing and swinging and missing and guys and runners scor position and they haven't been doing the job and they did it today I was asked this morning what do the Astros need to do in order to win this game and I said Spencer aret is actually absolutely gonna go out there he's going to ball out on the mound but the Astros have to when they get runers scoring position or they get someone on base they've got to hit the ball and get it out of the park what did they do Altuve with the double gamble with the double um bregman with a double today then obviously the three home runs by yordon Alvarez and by Chaz McCormick they were two for nine with runners in scoring position I mean two out RB yordan Alvarez two and he added four RBI to his total 71 that is a good thing Jake Meers added two to his total 55 now um dubon with 38 RBI but I absolutely love this guys Ben Gamble's hitting 326 with an Ops of 827 yeah it's a small sample size but this is probably one of the best off-the-wall signings that we've seen this GM make and and bringing back neries was was a good signing we'll see I haven't seen any official word on Jason Hayward Corbin if you could check um Twitter for me and see if there's any word on that because I'm trying to keep my stuff live and um going up here on the wall and I'll see um it's just it's just one of those things where the Houston Astros looked like they were on a mission today and every time what do I tell y'all when y'all get worried when y'all get upset when y'all start freaking out what do I say relax relax don't do it you know kind of like the old 80s song Right forget about it like wash it go to the next game we're gonna talk about keeping that fight alive in C um at home versus Kansas City the key is not to get into close games they've got some key pitchers going on the mound against the Astros and it's going to be up to some key guys and I'll give y'all an update from Joe aspat about Kyle Tucker after these messages all right all right this episode is brought to you by prize picks prize picks is America's number one fantasy sports game let me tell you I love this game this game is so fun it literally has 5 million followers people who play it all over the country myself and Eric 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you don't even need to win to receive the $50 bonus it's guaranteed prize pick run your game hey y'all thank youall for tuning out M will house thank you'all for stopping by man this is a fast and furious thing um I've got to go here here in a little bit but you guys have stepped up and shown out and shown up 184 of y'all thank y'all I hope y'all stopped by and checked out Michael Connor right after the game I'm sure he did a phenomenal job 181 of y'all right now um yes you destroyed the Phillies single-handedly and what what have we been saying Anthony great Point as yordon goes this team goes if yon's crushing if yon's mashing then things are well and he likes hitting home runs against the Phillies boy they were rigning booze on Taiwan Walker but I'm pretty sure they were also rigning booze on yordon Alvarez yes Mr I us we talked about that earlier I actually reported that yesterday um every everybody ignored me but that's okay that's okay ignore me all you want I don't listen if you ever see me on social media and I say a source tells me I am going to be sure that that is what is going on period because I I do from time to time get information but a lot of times I don't share it because a if it's told to me I don't feel like I'm in a place sometimes to share that and B I'm always trying to be out here and be and I'm not I'm not trying to Trump anybody's card that that is in the quote unquote journalism Circle okay um I understand the lions like to mingle and sometime I don't think they consider me one of the Lions so I try to know who I am and I read the room the Tucker news is this that he has been running that he has been running around cones and he's very very close he's he's he been sprinting not full speed but they say he looks like he's getting his legs under him and he does expect him to be in here I would think by I would say September 10th at the latest that's what I think would happen um with um with Kyle Tucker I I think that's what's gonna happen and imagine this yordon heats up bregman heats up Meyers heats up Diaz starts heating again Altuve stays hot all this stuff right and then you bring in Kyle Tucker and what what the heck Kyle Tucker comes in even if he hits 260 270 hits a couple home runs get some rbi's that right there is amazing would be a bad situation if the Cones were running around him yeah I don't know why the cones would run around him Alex but thank you um please say tucker yeah he is Joshua I believe he'll be coming back by September 10th now that is a that is a that is a date that I'm using going off of Dana's words going off a spot his words and I know they've moved the goalpost um someone said earlier today um one of the radio hosts um jery Brenham who I consider I guess you know I don't friends or acquaintances but we talk from time to time and then I said uh I said yeah I was like they keep moving the goalpost but we do know that they didn't know how deep this injury was until it happened right and so at the end of the day it wasn't necessarily them moving the goalpost I think it was the medical report moving the goalpost and his Counterpoint to that was well you know they've done it before and I said I agree with that well here's the deal Chaz did hit a home run but let's be honest David he's hitting more like josea Bru then he's hitting like Chaz McCormack that hit 22 home runs he needs to go down to Triple A it's not going to hurt him to get his head back Chaz is very frustrated he's cussing in interviews he's he's outwardly expressing his frustration so it is absolutely a good thing and oh by the way David we love you you're one of our faithful I David is literally here I think every show I don't think David's missed a show David have have you missed a show lately but David your guy your main man yordon Alvarez how about him today maybe maybe he's heard all the hate that you've thrown at him maybe just maybe all of David's negative that we've been telling Dave to be positive maybe all of his negativity led yordon to a three home run game that's the storyline I'm going with that's my story and I'm sticking to it oh man oh oh oh you're in you you you want him to leave oh okay you're like let him go well I don't want to let him go just yet I don't want to let him go just yet um I just don't understand how a foul ball off the leg well here's the deal Alec the guy hits the base ball 100 plus miles an hour off the bat Point Blank Range goes to the shin that's a bone bruise a deep bone bruise that takes three to 12 months to heal that's how because he hits the ball really hard David owes yordon an apology man I don't know I don't know look I think David and David correct me if I'm wrong sir and I'm sorry if I'm making this all about David and myself having this one-on-one conversation but I think David ultimately wants his team to be really good okay um and I think David really wants yordon Alvarez to be great look Susan's here Emilio's here SFA Powerhouse dude you got quite a few views on your YouTube channel bro I was checking that out the other day Heaven's Grace is here Joshua Alex let's see who else James Bell look if you watch instead of just listen you get your name read out loud de kto Jackson Shivers iush Alex oh look everybody's here um I don't think Mama wheelhouse is here mama wheelhouse texts me but she's not in the house Robert Cortez killer cam is here Bri is here um look if you didn't buy tickets let me say this because I've got to wrap it up here in a couple minutes if you buy tickets um Joseph is here um for the September first game Sunday please show up please come hang out we are going to be this is the section we're in if you have tickets you already know this but this Sunday we are going to be in section 254 rows 11 and 12 now I will tell y'all this I accidentally oversold the tickets by one ticket so I had to buy another ticket so I'm in row eight but I'm gonna hopefully find someone that has a single seat in our rows and switch with them so I can sit with y'all um I may use this seat at first to take a big group picture but then again I want to be in the group picture we'll figure it out it's going to be fun I'm going to bring posters we're going to spell out locked on Astros shout out from Louisiana what's up man good job but but you know here's the deal that's right all David wants is Excellence David I knew it I knew deep down you all you wanted was this team to do well um but here's the deal someone said Alex stay away from minute made Park I don't know what that means but maybe Alex shouldn't come him minute made Park but come hang out with us even if you didn't get a group ticket go to game time use the app download it you get $2 off come hang out with us let us know look I will bring and I'll have I will bring extra stickers I'll have stros 411 stickers like always positive always stros I've got our exclusive MVP listener stickers um now the jerseys that I'm giving away and the bobbleheads will 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