The Matt Thomas Show
The Matt Thomas Show airs weekdays Noon-3p on SportsTalk790 in Houston with hosts Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal.
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May 31, 2024 • 126 mins
Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to the Houston Astros avoiding a series sweep on the road against the Seattle Mariners with a 4-0 win on Thursday. The Astros lost the previous three games in the four-game series. Spencer Arrighetti started on the mound, pitching six scoreless innings and only allowing two hits and three walks while striking out eight in the best outing of his career. Alex Bregman and V...
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Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Astros losing three straight on the road against the Seattle Mariners with the latest defeat ending in a 2-1 final in the 10th inning on Wednesday. Spencer Arrighetti will start on the mound Thursday as the Astros look to avoid the series sweep and gain some ground in the AL West, currently sitting 6.5 games back from the lead in the division. Matt and Ross d...
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May 30, 2024 • 9 mins
Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Astros On-Deck Show following the third straight loss on the road against the Seattle Mariners with the latest defeat ending in a 2-1 final in the 10th inning on Wednesday. Justin Verlander started on the mound, allowing one run on three hits and one walk while striking out nine in over seven innings. Framber Valdez and Hunter Brown have also given the Astros quality star...
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May 29, 2024 • 127 mins
Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Astros losing 4-2 to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, making it two straight road losses. The Astros are now 5.5 games back from the lead in the AL West. Hunter Brown started on the mound, allowing only one run on four hits and no walks while striking out nine in six innings. Even though Brown had one of his best performances of the season, things would unrav...
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Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show review the Houston Astros defeating the Oakland Athletics to earn a series win; however, the Astros traveled to Seattle and dropped the first game against the Mariners. First baseman Jose Abreu returned to the lineup in Monday's 3-2 loss, recording an RBI single. Astros manager Joe Espada joins to discuss his plan for how Abreu will find himself in the lineup. The Astros had s...
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May 28, 2024 • 8 mins
Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker joins The Matt Thomas Show ahead of the second of a four-game series on the road against the Seattle Mariners. The Astros dropped the first game versus the Mariners 3-2 on Monday after earning a series win against the Athletics in Oakland. Tucker recorded a home run on Sunday, continuing to lead MLB with 18 home runs on the season. Tucker talks about how he is improving his at-bats, his superstition...
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May 28, 2024 • 12 mins
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada joins The Matt Thomas Show following a 3-2 loss in the first of a four-game series on the road against the Seattle Mariners. Framber Valdez gave up three runs on four hits in the first inning, but recovered, allowing two hits and no runs the rest of the game. Valdez "actually settled down" and "his tempo was much better," Espada said. Despite getting a quality start from Valdez, the Astros starting...
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May 24, 2024 • 128 mins
Matt Thomas of The Matt Thomas Show and Dan Mathews of The A-Team react to the news that first baseman José Abreu will be joining the Houston Astros Triple-A affiliate Sugar Land Space Cowboys on Friday. Abreu was demoted to the Florida Complex League on May 1 and could rejoin the Astros as early as this weekend against the Oakland Athletics, according to general manager Dana Brown. The Astros begin a three-game series in Oakland s...
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May 23, 2024 • 129 mins
Matt Thomas of The Matt Thomas Show and Dan Mathews of The A-Team discuss the Houston Astros losing two of their last three games to go 7-3 over a 10-game home stand. Hunter Brown had a quality start on the mound Sunday, giving up just two earned runs in six innings of work and striking out three, but the Astros would lose 2-1 to the Los Angeles Angels. Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins to provide insight int...
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May 23, 2024 • 12 mins
Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show to discuss probable roster changes for the Astros as players return from the injured list, as well as Jose Abreu coming back from extended spring training. Abreu was demoted to the Florida Complex League on May 1, but during the recent home series against the Milwaukee Brewers, general manager Dana Brown said Abreu will play a few more minor-league games ...
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May 21, 2024 • 128 mins
Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to the Houston Astros losing 7-9 to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday at Minute Maid Park. Framber Valdez started on the mound and set up the Astros with a 6-1 lead through four innings. However, the fifth inning brought trouble as Valdez gave up seven runs and sent 10 Angels to the plate. Valdez tied his career high for runs allowed with eight, and the Astros would lose ...
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May 21, 2024 • 9 mins
Astros starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti joins The Matt Thomas Show ahead of the second of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. Arrighetti was drafted in the sixth-round in 2021 and was the Astros top pitching prospect. With multiple starters on the injured list, Arrighetti was called up and made his debut for the Astros on April 10 against the Kansas City Royals. He gave up seven earned runs in a loss t...
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May 21, 2024 • 11 mins
Manager Joe Espada joins The Matt Thomas Show following the Houston Astros losing 7-9 to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday at Minute Maid Park. Framber Valdez started on the mound and set up the Astros with a 6-1 lead through four innings. However, the fifth inning brought trouble as Valdez gave up seven runs and sent 10 Angels to the plate. Valdez tied his career high for runs allowed with eight, and the Astros would lose 9-7, thei...
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May 20, 2024 • 126 mins
Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Astros defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 on Sunday to take the weekend series 2-1. The Astros have now won nine of their last 11 games, improving to 21-26 on the season and stand only four games back from the lead in the AL West. Kyle Tucker struck out in each of his first three at-bats Sunday, but after switching cleats, Tucker smashed a home run in each o...
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May 17, 2024 • 126 mins
Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Astros completing the sweep over the Oakland Athletics with a 8-1 victory Thursday at Minute Maid Park. Cristian Javier started on the mound and recorded six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, bouncing back after allowing seven runs and five hits in just over one inning in his first game back from the injured list against the Detroit Tigers last Saturda...
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May 16, 2024 • 125 mins
Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco receiving a 10-game suspension for "violating the prohibitions on foreign substances," per an MLB release. Ronel Blanco was ejected before the start of the fourth inning Tuesday when the third base umpire found a foreign substance on his glove. Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins to discuss how the Astros will h...
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May 16, 2024 • 10 mins
Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show to recap the Astros four-game win streak following a 3-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park. The Astros have won three straight against the A's with the final game of the series on Thursday. Framber Valdez started on the mound Wednesday and threw seven scoreless innings. Seth Martinez pitched in last innings to combine for...
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May 15, 2024 • 127 mins
Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to the Houston Astros winning back-to-back games against the Oakland Athletics. The Astros earned three victories in a row after defeating the A's 2-1 on Tuesday. Victor Caratini hit a RBI single in the 10th inning. Caratini recorded his second walk off in just over two weeks after smashing a game-ending homer as a pinch hitter on April 30. Alex Bregman began the second ...
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May 14, 2024 • 128 mins
Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show review the Houston Astros defeating the Oakland A's 9-2 Monday in the first of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. Manager Joe Espada joins to discuss Alex Bregman stepping up and recording two homers and four RBIs and Spencer Arrighetti getting his first MLB win. Relief Pithcer Seth Martinez also joins to talk about the Astros recent success. Matt and Ross predict the NFL...
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May 14, 2024 • 9 mins
Astros relief pitcher Seth Martinez joins The Matt Thomas Show following a 9-2 victory over the Oakland A's on Monday at Minute Maid Park. The Astros are currently 9-6 over their past 15 games and are 6.5 games back from the lead in the AL West. The Astros are "keeping the game in control" and are "helping the bullpen work at more of a normal pace," Martinez said. Martinez last pitched Sunday in Detroit, getting a day off Monday. I...
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