But in a season with both the Mariners and Rangers pushing for the division, the organization can’t afford to ignore clear ways to maximize their chances of winning. In past seasons, it wasn’t a big deal as the division lead was large enough to experiment if you will. For some reason or another, Houston avoids maximizing playing time for their best hitters, no matter the circumstance. The same thought applies to Yainer Díaz.įrankly, there was little in this series, other than perhaps Javier’s start and Michael Brantley’s two-run home run earlier in the weekend, to point out as a positive. While it isn’t a guarantee that his inclusion in the lineup would’ve solved the Astros’ offensive woes this weekend, he at least provides a better chance for success more so than other players on this roster. In the one game he played, the bat was taken from his hands in a critical situation with the game on the line. It also doesn’t help matters to bench Chas McCormick, one of the team’s best hitters this season, for two out of three games. The bats that were hot leading into this weekend became relatively cold. While Urquidy’s implosion in the ninth didn’t help matters, the lack of execution from the lineup was the Astros’ downfall in this one. The only run was from Kyle Tucker’s sac fly in the first inning. The real issue, once again, is the lack of offense.
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It was a fitting end in a way for a series that descended into this mess.
Unfortunately, it all imploded with Urquidy allowing three runs himself in the ninth inning. Kendall Graveman relieved Javier and pitched a scoreless seventh. The first eight innings were relatively close in this one. His pitch chart resembled more of what we’ve come to expect from the right-hander with his fastball playing a bit more in the upper regions of the strike zone. While he was far from perfect (three runs in six innings), Javier didn’t allow a walk and struck out eight. Noticing a trend here? Alas, Sunday’s game felt winnable for a while, especially with Cristian Javier having arguably one of his better starts in recent memory. This weekend's series against New York served as another gut punch for the Astros, especially on the heels of that disappointing sweep against the Mariners a couple of weeks ago.at home. What a strange development with so much poor play at home recently. It's kind of inexplicable, right? I mean, the club’s record at Minute Maid Park last season was 55-26 with a plus-115 run differential. The Astros are now 35-34 at home with a negative-7 run differential for those keeping count following their loss Sunday to the Yankees.
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