Takeaways From The Astros/Yankees Series

The Houston Astros started the season at Yankee Stadium and left the park with a 1-2 record, after two straight losses following an opening day win.

The series started out great with Dallas Keuchel leading the Astros to 5-3 win in game one. Keuchel struggled early on, walking four and throwing 60 pitches in his first three innings, but settled down like the ace he is, retiring 11 in a row to finish the outing.

Games two and three didn’t feature great pitching on either side, but on Houston’s end specifically it was brutal. Collin McHugh got just one one before surrending five runs in game two. Michael Feliz was forced to eat 4.1 innings and allowed six of his own runs during that time. Tony Sipp allowed a run in his one inning and then Josh Fields allowed three more in his 1.1 innings. Pat Neshek was the only reliever to hold the Yankees scoreless in an inning.

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Yesterday’s game wasn’t much better for the Astros staff. Mike Fiers left multiple pitches over the plate, allowing five runs in five innings. Will Harris allowed a run in his 1.1 innings. Ken Giles allowed his second home run of the season, a three-run jack by Mark Teixara.

The offense hasn’t been the issue for the Astros, though there’s certainly potential to score more runs. Still, the team should win more games than not if they score five-to-six runs per game.

Offensively, Carlos Correa and Tyler White have been the two bright spots. Correa has three blasts in three games, whereas White finished the series going 6/9 with a HR and 4 RBI.

It took two games but it was nice to see Carlos Gomez’s bat come alive with a 2/4 performance. Preston Tucker also did some yardwork of his own with an upperdeck blast in game three. Luis Valbuena finished the series hitting .364 and Colby Rasmus finished the series hitting .300.

Jose Altuve and George Springer have started the season cold, with both of them going 0/4 in game three. Altuve’s batting average currently stands at .182 and Springer’s at .154. I expect both of them to get back on track in the upcoming series against the Brewers.