The time Jerry Lewis got a hit for the Houston Astros

With the entire sports world focused on the Super Bowl and the Olympics, this just smells like it’s going to be another slow day. So I don’t have any compunction over linking to a story from 1973 about comedian Jerry Lewis, then 47 years old, playing first base for the Astros in an exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers. He even got a hit. There are pics there of Lewis in what I feel like were the best Astros uniforms of all time, too.

50 year-old coaches for each team did the pitching so it’s not like Lewis took Mickey Lolich downtown or anything, but that’s still pretty impressive. Not quite as impressive as I thought the movie “Hardly Working” was when I was eight years-old, but impressive all the same.

Red Sox southpaw David Price was lifted in the first inning of Saturday’s game against the Astros. While there was some initial concern that he might have trigged the elbow tendinitis that has been affecting him lately, manager Alex Cora was quick to clarify the situation as the result of “flu-like symptoms.”

…there with no energy and he gets hurt and the way he was throwing the ball. We were proactive. We took him out of the game, he'll get some treatment and we'll see what happens

— Jen McCaffrey (@jcmccaffrey) May 26, 2019

Price pitched just 2/3 of an inning, inducing a first-pitch fly out from Aledmys Díaz, striking out Alex Bregman, and allowing a single to Michael Brantley before making his departure from the mound. He was replaced by rookie right-hander Colten Brewer.

Barring further complications, Price will likely stay on track to make his next scheduled start during the Red Sox’ upcoming road trip. Entering Saturday’s match-up, the 33-year-old lefty carried a 2-2 record in seven starts with a 3.29 ERA, 2.2 BB/9, and 10.1 SO/9 across 41 innings in 2019.

Following Price’s removal, the Red Sox are still tied 0-0 with the Astros in the fifth.