Astros lose 11 to 3 and start the wrong kind of streak after getting swept by Rangers
WP: Colby Lewis (2-2)
LP: Samuel Deduno (0-1)
Contributed by Sphinx Drummond
The Astros came home after a historically successful road trip only to shit in their own beds. Win 10 in a row, great young team. Lose three in a row, same old shitty Astros. Okay, maybe not. The road warriors are 10-2 on the road though, and just 8-8 at home. And the Astros are still 18 -10 overall, and in first place by 5 games. They still have the second best record in MLB.
Samuel Deduno pitched a scoreless first inning and then all hell broke loose. After surrendering 4 runs in the 2nd inning, he became the sacrificial lamb destined to eat innings at whatever the cost in order to save the arms in the bullpen. Four point two innings into the game and Deduno had been pummeled, giving up 11hits, 3 walks, and 13 runs. Maybe he’s not the answer for who is the fifth starter. Relief pitchers Joe Thatcher, Will Harris, and Tony Sipp closed out the game, each pitching fairly well.
The batters weren’t much help. Jose Altuve and Jake Marisnick were hit-less and saw their still stellar averages drop to .339 and .342. Evan Gattis got two hits and has seen his average climb above the Mendoza Line to .205. George Springer sat this one out and Chris Carter hit another meaningless homerun that didn’t help anything but his homerun total, which now stands at four.
The Rangers offense is benefiting from a healthy Prince Felder and is getting outstanding contributions from journeymen Kyle Blanks and Carlos Peguero. Blanks has been blistering the ball to the tune of a .357 average and Peguero hit 2 homeruns last night and had three for the series. Thanks to the Astros (and Seattle) the Rangers are no longer in last place in the division, and now stand 6.5 games behind the leading Astros.
Thursday the Astros fly to Anaheim and face the Angels in a four game series. Collin McHugh will take his perfect 4-0 record and go against Hector Santiago and his 2 wins and 2 losses. Game time is 9:05pm CST. It’s right on time to put the ugly three game losing streak in to a shit filled bed, set it on fire, and start a brand new winning one.
Attendance – 22230
Game Time – 2:32