Houston Astros fans delighted by rookie pitcher Hunter Brown's impressive showing against Texas Rangers: "Literally Verlander 2.0"

Hunter Brown received plenty of praise from the Houston Astros faithful as the rookie gave his team a solid start as they beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 at Minute Maid Park at home. Brown pitched seven full innings and gave away just two runs - none earned - in what became another morale boosting outing.The 24-year-old was a fifth-round MLB Draft pick for the Astros in 2019 and made his debut with the franchise last season in September that saw him shut out the opposition, coincidentally the Texas Rangers, in six innings.He made sporadic appearances later in the season with important relief pitching duties in the ALDS and ALCS.Strong performances in the championship-winning post-season meant that the rookie would be a member of the Astros pitching rotation. He started off the season in shaky fashion against the Detroit Tigers, giving away four ERs before coming back and getting a seven scoreless innings game against the Twins.Brian McTaggart@brianmctaggartHunter Brown seemed pretty pumped up after that performance, and he should be. That's two starts in a row in which he's thrown seven innings and not allowed an earned run. His ERA is 1.93 after 18 2/3 innings this year. He's arrived.90363Hunter Brown seemed pretty pumped up after that performance, and he should be. That's two starts in a row in which he's thrown seven innings and not allowed an earned run. His ERA is 1.93 after 18 2/3 innings this year. He's arrived.In Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers, Hunter Brown gave away just one walk and five hits. He also had opposition batters struck out 5 times and lowered his own ERA for the season to 1.93.Astros fans were definitely impressed as they were desperate to find a winning combination after an initially shaky start. Fans took to Twitter to voice their appreciation about the rookie who is destined to be the leader of the Astros pitching staff.Erich Eisenach@erich0811@brianmctaggart He's the future. Showed why tonight.7@brianmctaggart He's the future. Showed why tonight.TallTuve@tuvestan@brianmctaggart His literally Verlander 2.0@brianmctaggart His literally Verlander 2.0brandt@TradeBregman@brianmctaggart I think we need a Hunter Brown catchphrase. It’s time.13@brianmctaggart I think we need a Hunter Brown catchphrase. It’s time.Apollo Dez@ApolloDez1WHAT A BIG BOY START BY HUNTER BROWN7 IP5 K 5 H0 ER twitter.com/i/web/status/1…57440WHAT A BIG BOY START BY HUNTER BROWN7 IP5 K 5 H0 ER twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://t.co/S8F4elEc5sAstrosTitansFella@Therealtiger03@astros @budweiserusa Hunter Brown definitely the MVP tonight. Not even close :-).15@astros @budweiserusa Hunter Brown definitely the MVP tonight. Not even close :-).Eddie G.@FastEddie577@astros @budweiserusa Hunter Brown, great pitching performance. Impressive for a young player who only has 5 starts.2@astros @budweiserusa Hunter Brown, great pitching performance. Impressive for a young player who only has 5 starts.Anne@AnneRN79Hunter Brown 2023 CY confirmed! twitter.com/michaelschwab1…Michael Schwab@michaelschwab13Justin Verlander though his first 3 starts of 2022:-19 IP, 1.89 ERA, 20 SO, 1 win, 10 H, 4 BBHunter Brown through his first 3 starts of 2023:-18.2 IP, 1.93 ERA, 17 SO, 2 wins, 13 H, 6 BB147Justin Verlander though his first 3 starts of 2022:-19 IP, 1.89 ERA, 20 SO, 1 win, 10 H, 4 BBHunter Brown through his first 3 starts of 2023:-18.2 IP, 1.93 ERA, 17 SO, 2 wins, 13 H, 6 BBHunter Brown 2023 CY confirmed! twitter.com/michaelschwab1…😐@El_Serio5@astros What if i told you Hunter has THAT DAWG in HIM🫡121@astros What if i told you Hunter has THAT DAWG in HIM🫡⚡️ Evs ⚡️@EV4N_FLOW@astros Just a reminder who the real Texas team is 3@astros Just a reminder who the real Texas team is 😏Carolyn Gibbens@HosannaGal@astros Beautiful game, Hunter! Way to hang in there ‘til the team could reward you w/ some more runs!3@astros Beautiful game, Hunter! Way to hang in there ‘til the team could reward you w/ some more runs!LebronJamesHarden™️@LBJamesHarden@astros Better then Degrom for 1/45th the price43@astros Better then Degrom for 1/45th the priceJay@JayTellez22The Rook cookin twitter.com/astros/status/…Houston Astros@astrosFlamethrower.1259Flamethrower. https://t.co/Mv2jwqBBTMThe Rook cookin twitter.com/astros/status/…Manager Dusty Baker has some strong words after Hunter Brown's outingNot just the fans, but even the Astros management were quite happy to see the rookie get the better of the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Manager Dusty Baker talked about Brown's grit and motivation to do well for the team:“He’s pitching with a lot of determination and a lot of fire and he made pitches tonight when he had to.”The Astros have one last assignment against their Texas opponents on Sunday before they host the Toronto Blue Jays. They are just one game behind the top spot in the AL west.

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