Houston Astros: The All-Star Game hit drought continues through 2017

The Houston Astros were well-represented in this year’s 88th MLB All-Star Game but they weren’t able to snap a hit drought that dates back to 2011.

It sucks, doesn’t it? Houston Astros fans likely had their hopes pinned on something like to happen but it didn’t. But you know what? It doesn’t matter because when our guys return home to rejoin the team and take on the Minnesota Twins Friday. Things will be business as usual. You know why I know? It’s just the way these guys have played the entire season.

For grins and giggles, let’s just revisit the list of All-Stars the Houston Astros had represent the H in Magic City tonight. Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, George Springer, Dallas Keuchel, Lance McCullers Jr. and Chris Devenski. That was truly our best that we trotted out there, courtesy of mostly a fan vote and recommendations among the powers that be for guys like Devo.

It was a hitless, 0-for-less night for the guys as there was little offense to be found on both the American and National League teams. But when it counted the most, Robinson Cano hit the go-ahead home run to put the American team up for good 2-1. Cano did receive the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player award for his I-guess-you-can-clutch performance.

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I honestly can’t say that I was all that excited from tonight’s game but it was good that a guy like Cano put an end to it so that the game wouldn’t be drawn out anymore innings. Don’t get me wrong, I love baseball but for an All-Star Game to last four hours or more when you have that much talent assembled that isn’t necessarily playing full tilt would be travesty to the game itself.

But to break things down, Altuve went 0-for-2, Springer went 0-for-3, and Correa went 0-for-2. However, Altuve and Correa should be lauded for their signature double-play that morphed into a 4-6-3 turn ending with Justin Smoak off a Ryan Zimmerman grounder.

Springer had two strikeouts, Altuve and Correa had one each. So how about the pitching? As you know, Keuchel did attend but did not play because of him still recovering from his neck injury. McCullers Jr. was not used at all so Devo was the only pitcher to appear with him racking up one strikeout off 14 pitches and eight strikes through 1.0.

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And that’s pretty much how the ball game went tonight. But we should all be proud that we had this many Astros to represent this time around. It’s moments like these that we must cherish because of the audaciousness of a feeling that it’s this Astros team against the world. I, for one, will take it.

Go Astros.

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