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Morning N&N for Oct 17 http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey , 2018prospects & minor leaguesGame RecapsTransactionsAstros fall to 0-2 since MLB security tightensNew,61commentsMorning N&N for Oct 17, 2018BywestbrookOct 17, 2018,7:00am EDTShareTweetShareShareAstros fall to 0-2 since MLB security tightensTroy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports1:58 AM EST: Brewers and Dodgers still playing. Back to our main story...If you missed it, it appears that the Houston Astros are big fat cheaters. They were caught in the act by the Red Sox in game 1 of the ALCS after your Cleveland Indians tipped the Sox off on what to look for.Lyons already has an excellent post up on the news, which contains the Andre Knott quotes from last week that I was going to go back and retreive for y’all this morning. Good thing, since I’m still watching baseball, something I didn’t plan on.Multiple Astro employees had already been ejected from Progressive Field, but that didn’t stop their operation from going forward in Houston.As for their game 3 loss last night Roberto Clemente Jersey , LGFT (but not really) Joe Smith gave up a monster home run to Steve Pearce to fall behind 3-2, and then something amazing happened. The Astros brought Roberto Osuna into the game to keep the score right there—and he hit Mitch Moreland to force in a run before giving up a grand slam to Jackie Bradley Jr. lolol.UPDATE: The Dodgers walked off on the Brewers to tie the series at 2 games each. Cody Bellinger won this one for them.Around baseball鈥?Jeff Sullivan wrote about Rich Hill鈥?The Marlins’ home run sculpture is going to be a thing of the past鈥?As well as their current logo? There were plenty of highlights for the Cleveland Indians in their weekend sweep at Detroit: Jake Bauers hit for the cycle, Leonys Martin stole home and Trevor Bauer threw his first career shutout.Another plus for the Indians: Some signs of life from the bat of Jose Ramirez.The Cleveland third baseman had four hits in the series, which may not sound like much but constitutes half of Ramirez’s total for the month of June. One of those hits was a triple Friday. He also drove in three runs and scored three times in that three-game sweep.“We’re looking for reasons to be optimistic,” manager Terry Francona said after Saturday’s game. “Hopefully he can build on it.”One of the American League’s top players over the previous three seasons, Ramirez has been having a miserable year at the plate in 2019. His solid series against the Tigers only brought his average to .203, and his slugging percentage is an anemic .301. The Indians are 10 games behind first-place Minnesota in the AL Central. That probably says more about the Twins than about Cleveland, but the Indians (37-33) could use a big second half from Ramirez if they’re going to return to the postseason.Ramirez is one of a handful of players with impressive track records who have floundered a bit this season. Keep an eye on this group to see who can turn it around:— Aaron Nola, Phillies. Nola is 6-1, but with a 4.89 ERA and some ugly no-decisions. He’s already had three starts of four innings or fewer. Control has been an issue: He’s walked 4.0 hitters per nine innings.— Joey Votto http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey , Reds. The 35-year-old Votto had his offensive numbers dip last year, but nothing like this. He’s hitting .255 with six home runs and a slugging percentage under .400.— Rougned Odor, Rangers. The Texas second baseman reached 30 homers in back-to-back seasons in 2016 and 2017, but that seems like a while ago. He’s currently hitting .180 with eight home runs at an age (25) when you would think he’d be establishing himself as a star.Elsewhere around the majors:MILE HIGHThe highest-scoring four-game series in the modern era took place, naturally, in Denver.The Padres and Rockies combined for 92 runs, with San Diego winning the finale 14-13 on Sunday. The teams split the series, and Colorado outscored the Padres 48-44 over the course of the four games at Coors Field.HIGHLIGHTFor pure dramatics, it’s hard to top what a high school softball team in Michigan pulled off over the weekend, winning a state championship with a triple play. The details from mlive.com: Unionville-Sebewaing led Kalamazoo Christian 3-1 in the seventh inning. With runners on first and second and nobody out Bill Mazeroski Jersey , a line drive deflected off the pitcher’s elbow and right to shortstop Rylee Zimmer, who caught it, stepped on second to double off one runner and then threw to first to double off another, ending the game.LINE OF THE WEEKBauers wasn’t the only player hitting for the cycle this past week. On Thursday night, Shohei Ohtani became the first Japanese player to accomplish the feat in the major leagues. He homered in the first inning, doubled in the third, tripled in the fifth and singled in the seventh as the Los Angeles Angels beat Tampa Bay 5-3.Ohtani isn’t pitching this year as he recovers from Tommy John surgery, but he’s hit .278 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs in 34 games.