I've never read an MLB rulebook, but I swear I've read a baseball rulebook for some level in which the ball hitting Paredes made it a dead ball with each runner advancing one base. And I'm surprised that's an out. Maybe he's like an umpire and part of the field. I know it doesn't matter . . .
This could be the game we look back on as when the season officially ended. This team just isn’t good enough.
Isaac and Cam failed to get the ghost runner home and Abreu gives up a game winner to Siri, good night folks
isaac 0fer altuve 0fer 2026 isaac is the same as 2024 isaac. chases a lot and has already GiDP 8x already. guess how many times isaac GiDP last season total? Spoiler 10. 10 GIDP in 102 games
Shay wasn't the reason they lost tonight. He actually provided half the offense they had. It's the regulars like Altuve and Paredes being non-factors especially when Yordan and Walker aren't doing much. The lineup lacks depth.
So they lost a series to the lowly Angels. Next they’ll lose a series to KC. I see a pattern here. Bad team.
Espada does indeed to to be fired. His reliance on Abreu is insane. Using Hader in the 9th when no runner is on base then brining in Abreu when a runner is already on 2nd makes no sense. I get the closer keeping the game tied in the 9th but the guy you’re putting in the tenth is not the guy of three years ago. Espada is stuck in his head and making dumb decisions on a daily basis.
Astros have 9 players in the box score with a sub-700 OPS -- half of those guys are below 600. Paredes and Altuve are barely average this year. Houston just snapped an 11-series win streak @ LAA. This could very well be the reality of this season and the future. It's been downhill since 2022 progressively every year. Astros couldn't afford Diaz, Altuve, Paredes, and Meyers all regressing, Cam not improving, and zero other young bats rising. Correa played one month.
