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Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show review the Houston Astros avoiding the sweep against the Oakland Athletics with Wednesday's 8-1 victory. Hunter Brown earned the win, allowing one run on eight hits and a walk with eight strikeouts over six innings. Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins to discuss the Astros…

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show after the Houston Astros concluded their .500 road trip with Wednesday's 8-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics. With the Los Angeles Angels sweeping the Seattle Mariners, the Astros take the lead in the AL West. Seattle's "offense is so bad," so the division race "is ver…

Matt Thomas of The Matt Thomas Show reviews the Houston Astros losing a road series to the Oakland Athletics following Tuesday's 8-2 loss. Even though the Astros extended their losing streak, they are still tied for the lead in the AL West. Matt also reacts to things getting a little heated at Texans training camp and remembers the life and career …

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show review the Oakland Athletics shutting out the Houston Astros 4-0 on Monday. Spencer Arrighetti started on the mound, allowing four runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out three over six innings. Josh Miller, pitching coach for the Astros, joins to discuss injuries to the starting pitc…

Josh Miller, pitching coach for the Houston Astros, joins The Matt Thomas Show before the second of a three-game road series against the Oakland Athletics. Spencer Arrighetti started on the mound during Monday's 4-0 loss, allowing four runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out three over six innings. Arrighetti did an "admirable job," but it…

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada joins The Matt Thomas Show following a 4-0 loss against the Oakland Athletics on Monday in the first of a three-game road series. The Astros arrived in Oakland after a series win in Seattle over the division rival Mariners. "The energy in Seattle felt like a playoff game," Espada said. The Astros are currently tied…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon missing multiple practices at training camp. The Texans signed free agent Cam Akers on Monday, and backup running back Dameon Pierce has received high praise from offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik. The Astros won their road series against the Sea…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show preview the Houston Astros taking on the Seattle Mariners for a three-game road series in a battle for the lead in the AL West. Matt and Ross also recap the second day of practices for the Texans during training camp, react to Tiger Woods missing the cut in the Open Championship, talk with Dav…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Texans taking to the practice fields as training camp is underway. Matt and Ross also talk with Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, about the possible trades the Astros could make before the MLB deadline, react to ESPN's ranking of the top 100 professional athl…

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show to recap the 2024 MLB Draft that saw the Houston Astros select Walker Janek, a catcher from Sam Houston State, with the No. 28 overall pick. Janek grew up in Corpus Christi, home of the Astros' Double-A affiliate. The Astros "thought he was the best catcher in the draft,"…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to Boston Red Rox center fielder Jarren Duran winning the MLB All-Star MVP in his first All-Star game. Yordan Álvarez represented the Houston Astros and worked a walk during his only at-bat. Willie Fritz, head coach for the University of Houston Cougars football team, joins in-studio to …

Willie Fritz, head coach for the University of Houston Cougars football team, joins The Matt Thomas Show in-studio ahead of his first season with the school. Fritz discusses the competitiveness of the Big 12, working the transfer portal, recruiting in Houston, NIL and more.โดย SportsTalk 790 (KBME-AM)

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to country music singer Ingrid Andress' heavily criticized rendition of the national anthem, talk with Chris Gordy of Next Up live from SEC Media Days about the future of college football, discuss the Rockets sitting at 2-1 in the NBA Summer League with head coach Garrett Jackson, review…

Garrett Jackson, Summer League head coach and assistant coach of the Houston Rockets, joins The Matt Thomas Show as the Rockets are 2-1 so far in the NBA Summer League. Reed Sheppard, the third overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, has averaged 20 points and 4.7 assists in his first three games with the Rockets. Sheppard "always seems kind of calm" w…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Texas Rangers defeating the Houston Astros 4-2 on Sunday to win the three-game series. However, the Astros are only one game back from the lead in the AL West heading into the All-Star break. Matt and Ross debate who they think the Astros MVP is so far this season, review Rockets No.…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show discuss the current state of the Houston Astros, who hold a 50-46 record heading into the All-Star break. Despite the series loss to the Texas Rangers, the Astros are only one game back from the lead in the AL West. With more than half of the season already played, who is the Astros MVP, bigge…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Astros completing the sweep over the Miami Marlins with a 6-3 victory on Thursday. Jake Bloss joins to review his second career Major League start after returning from the injured list. Matt and Ross also preview the Rockets beginning the NBA Summer League tournament with a m…

Houston Astros pitcher Jake Bloss joins The Matt Thomas Show following a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday to complete the series sweep. Bloss allowed two runs on four hits and one walk over four innings while striking out four in his first start since returning for the injured list. "I was definitely getting the itch to get back" and …

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show review the Houston Astros defeating the Miami Marlins 9-1 on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park. Framber Valdez allowed one run on six hits and a walk while striking out 10 over seven innings. The Astros have a chance to complete a series sweep over the Marlins on Thursday with Jake Bloss starting …

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show after the Astros defeated the Miami Marlins 9-1 on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park. Framber Valdez allowed one run on six hits and a walk while striking out 10 over seven innings. The Astros have a chance to complete a series sweep over the Marlins on Thursday with Jake Blo…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show review the Houston Astros defeating the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. Ronel Blanco allowed two runs in seven innings, extending the Astros home winning streak to seven games. Hader walked one and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save. Matt and Ross rea…

Joseph Duarte, University of Houston beat writer for the Houston Chronicle, joins The Matt Thomas Show from the Big 12 Football Media Days in Las Vegas to preview the Cougars 2024 season. The Cougars "have an extremely tough schedule" in Willie Fritz's first year as head coach in Houston. Duarte also discusses the search for the new athletic direct…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show preview the Houston Astros hosting the Miami Marlins for a three-game series starting Tuesday with Ronel Blanco on the mound. Manager Joe Espada joins to give the latest updates on the injured Astros and recap the recent road games. Matt and Ross also propose possible trades for the Astros, di…

Manager Joe Espada joins The Matt Thomas Show to discuss the team heading into the week before the All-Star Break and heading back to MInute Maid Park in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.โดย SportsTalk 790 (KBME-AM)

Ross Villareal and Chris Gordy hit the air for The Matt Thomas Show without Matt. Hurricane Beryl made things a little different today on the show. We did hear from Matt early on in the show. But, the storm has the majority of this show's attention today. But, we also get in some Astros conversation.…

Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show and Dan Mathews of The A-Team review the Houston Astros losing 7-6 in the second of a four-game series to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Spencer Arrighetti started on the mound and allowed six runs on six hits and four walks across four innings. Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins to d…

Houston Astros left-handed pitcher Bryan King joins The Matt Thomas Show prior to the third of a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. King was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2019 and was called up from Triple-A Sugar Land on June 22. The 27-year-old made his MLB debut the next day in a 8-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. King discusses r…

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show following the Houston Astros losing 7-6 in the second of a four-game series to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Spencer Arrighetti started on the mound and allowed six runs on six hits and four walks across four innings. Arrighetti is just one of four healthy starting pi…

Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show and Chris Gordy of Next Up go live from the Toyota Center as the Houston Rockets introduce Reed Sheppard, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. General manager Rafael Stone, head coach Ime Udoka and Sheppard all join the show to discuss the prospect's journey to the NBA. Ross and Chris also talk about…

Reed Sheppard, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, joins The Matt Thomas Show following his introductory press conference for the Houston Rockets. Sheppard, a guard from the University of Kentucky, talks about playing for the same school as both his parents, his excitement to join the Rockets and his mentality heading into the NBA Summer …

Houston Rockets general manager Rafael Stone and head coach Ime Udoka join The Matt Thomas Show following the introductory press conference for Reed Sheppard, who the Rockets drafted No. 3 overall. Sheppard "came in as a very high level shooter," but we "try and get to know the person" because we are "investing in people at a very young age," Stone…

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada joins The Matt Thomas Show following Monday's 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Hunter Brown gave up two hits and three walks while recording five strikeouts in six shutout innings to continue his recent hot streak. Brown "stepped up big time" and has "really turned a corner when it comes to his preparation,"…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to the Houston Astros defeating the New York Mets 10-5 on Sunday to earn their fifth straight series victory, push them past a .500 record and move to 3.5 games back from the lead in the AL West. The Astros travel to Toronto to take on the Blue Jays for a four-game series starting Monday…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show preview the Houston Astros taking on the New York Mets for a three-game road series starting Friday. Ronel Blanco will be first up on the mound as the Astros look to extend their seven-game win streak. Matt and Ross discuss the Los Angeles Lakers drafting Bronny James, son of LeBron James, wit…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Astros completing the two-game series sweep over the Colorado Rockies after Wednesday's 7-1 victory at Minute Maid Park. Spencer Arrighetti led the way for the Astros seventh straight win with 10 strikeouts. Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins to discuss …

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show to discuss the Houston Astros completing the sweep over the Colorado Rockies with Wednesday's 7-1 win. Spencer Arrighetti started on the mound and recorded his best outing to date, striking out 10 batters in seven scoreless innings. Arrighetti "was just pounding the strik…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show preview the Houston Astros hosting the Colorado Rockies for a two-game series with Hunter Brown starting on the mound Tuesday. Astros manager Joe Espada joins to give an update on the many injured players on the roster, especially starting pitcher Justin Verlander, who has yet to begin throwin…

Ryan Hollins, a former professional basketball player and current color commentator for the Houston Rockets on Space City Home Network, joins The Matt Thomas Show ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft, where the Rockets hold the No. 3 overall pick. With the Rockets already having a young core on the roster and the possibility of teams interested in moving up…

Vernon "Mad Max" Maxwell, a former guard for the Houston Rockets, joins The Matt Thomas Show to recount the 1994 team that secured the organization's first NBA championship. Maxwell also compares his professional basketball experience to the current state of the Rockets, saying everybody has "got to be a shooter" in today's game.…

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada joins The Matt Thomas Show to recap the series sweep over the Baltimore Orioles. The Astros are now 5.5 games back from the lead in the AL West. "We want to finish this month playing .500 baseball," Espada said. The Astros will host the Colorado Rockies for a two-game series with Hunter Brown starting on the mound …

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to the Houston Astros sweeping the Baltimore Orioles in a three-game home series to move to six games back from the lead in the AL West. The Astros will host the Colorado Rockies for a two-game series starting Tuesday. Matt and Ross read "Mean Tweets" from Astros Twitter, preview the Roc…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show preview the NBA Draft which begins with the first round on Wednesday. The Houston Rockets hold the No. 3 overall pick, and while many have predicted that general manager Rafael Stone will likely keep the selection and draft the best player available (Reed Sheppard, Donovan Clingan, etc.), Matt…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show preview the Houston Astros hosting the Baltimore Orioles for a three-game series starting Friday. The Astros are coming off a series victory over the Chicago White Sox. Jake Bloss, a third-round pick in the 2023 MLB draft, will make his Major League debut for the Astros against the second-best…

Matt and Ross react to the University of Houston moving on from athletic director Chris Pezman. Pezman served as the athletic director for seven years. The school said their search for a new athletic director will begin immediately.โดย SportsTalk 790 (KBME-AM)

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Astros On-Deck Show after the Astros defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Hunter Brown started on the mound and delivered his sixth consecutive quality start, allowing only one earned run across six innings. Brown's power sinker "has really opened up h…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show discuss the Houston Astros losing 2-0 on Tuesday to the Chicago White Sox in the first of a three-game road series. Framber Valdez delivered a quality start; however, the Astros offense was unable to score off White Sox rookie starter Jonathan Cannon. The Astros fall to ten games back from the…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show create a therapeutic space for Astros fans to vent, meditate and find peace following an 2-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Framber Valdez started on the mound and delivered a quality start, allowing two runs on two hits and five walks over six innings, stri…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show preview the Houston Astros traveling to Chicago to take on the White Sox for a three-game series starting Tuesday. Astros manager Joe Espada joins to give an update on Justin Verlander who was scratched from Saturday's scheduled start due to neck discomfort. Hunter Brown also joins to discuss …

Houston Astros pitcher Hunter Brown joins The Matt Thomas Show before the first of a three-game road series against the Chicago White Sox. Brown's last start came on Friday when the Astros shut out the Detroit Tigers 4-0. Brown threw a season-high seven innings, striking out nine batters with no walks allowed. This was Brown's fifth consecutive qua…