Bauer and Astros engage in Twitter spat

Trevor Bauer didn’t face the Astros on Tuesday. Not officially, anyway. With Bauer’s Indians at home in Cleveland and the Astros at home in Houston, many miles separated the two. But the connective power of social media was on full display when Bauer and several members of the Astros got into a little bit of a Twitter spat over Bauer’s suggestion that Houston’s pitchers are doctoring baseballs to improve their spin rates.