After strong start to season, Norris struggles against Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. — Six days ago, first-year manager Bo Porter said Astros righthander Bud Norris was growing up before the eyes of the baseball world. addCustomPlayer('1orety8mws6x71be754no7t8oc', '06c7c348-13be-4bf5-b1f0-8f1e92cfcb4c', 'jwpmytvwmhqi1sqmfb20odm4s', 620, 429, 'perf1orety8mws6x71be754no7t8oc-jwpmytvwmhqi1sqmfb20odm4s', 'eplayer17'); Norris, 28, had just thrown seven scoreless, winning innings last Friday against the big-money Los Angeles Angels. The Astros had improved to 3-1 on their nine-game, 10-day American League West road trip. And with the team’s No. 1 pitcher adding an improving changeup to his strong fastball-slider combination, a club whose active payroll is $20 million and that had decided to hold on to its top hurler instead of pulling off another trade for prospects had gained a [...]
