As much as we’ve decried the lack of starting pitching that has plagued the Astros worst post-WS season, the offense has squandered some of the better quality starts, too. Today, Wandy was again the victim, taking the loss despite making only a few mistakes. That he’s accumulated nine losses says quite a lot about the offense and perhaps provides more damning evidence of the ill effects of Coop’s ceaseless lineup tinkering.
All three of the ‘stros runs came off of sacrifice grounders, which says something about how poorly the team was hitting, or how effective Dan Haren was at inducing ground outs. Despite the small ball, the powerful bats of Justin Upton and John Hester provided the push that the D-bags needed to put up four runs on Wandy.
At this point, there’s really only one person who can help us. A hero. A hero who drives a shitty pickup. A hero with an inexplicable name. A hero with a mullet. A man named Zap Rowsdower.
Final Score: ARZ 4, HOU 3.