Tucsonans Brent Strom, pitching coach for the Houston Astros, and Craig Bjornson, the Astros’ bullpen coach, have arranged to bring Houston’s minor-league hitting coordinator Jeff Albert to Tucson’s Centerfield Baseball Academy for two days of instruction, Nov. 4-5. Under Albert, the Astros’ minor league system led all of baseball in runs and walks this season. Information: centerfieldhits.com.