When Cal Raleigh crushed his 57th home run of the year into the Astros’ bullpen Saturday night to pass Ken Griffey Jr. for Seattle’s single-season record, Houston’s longtime bullpen catcher Javier Bracamonte scrambled to grab it.

HOUSTON The Houston Astros put the teams ace against its #3 starter in a four-inning scrimmage Thursday. Justin Verlander faced the Astros A lineup, while Lance McCullers took on a mix of bench players and minor leaguers. Verlander unhittableJustin Verlander line:3 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 KThe reigning Cy Young winner looked exactly like hes supposed to. Verlanders fastball had pop and his breaking stuff looked sharp against the Astros starting lineup, striking out George Springer and Alex Bregman, among others. #Astros scrimmage ends with the outstanding play from @astros bullpen catcher Javier Bracamonte (@bracamonte85).