The Houston Astros could not solve the conundrum of excellence among the Tampa Bay pitching staff, dropping the series 3-1. What went down? Let’s look.
Since winning the first game of the series against the Tampa Bay this past Opening Day, the HoustonAstros‘ offense continued to be nearly non-existent for the third straight game in Tampa Bay.
During today’s game against the Rays,Jake Marisnickhit an opposite-field home run which tied the game 1-1 in the third. He also popped an infield hit in the sixth.
Relive the oppo field Marisnick’s oppo field homer here.
That would be all the offense theAstroscould muster while Tampa Bay’s pitching completely shut down the HoustonAstros.
Tampa Bay starterYonny Chirinosretired 20 out of 22 batters he faced during his seven innings of work for the Rays.
The HoustonAstroscore ofJose Altuve(0-for-4),Alex Bregman(0-for-3)George Springer(0-for-3) andCarlos Correa(0-for-3) — who made his season debut after being scratched the first three games because of a neck injury — did not fare well at the plate. No matter what the HoustonAstrosdid, they could not get offensive momentum.
Since the HoustonAstros5-1 win over the Rays this past Saturday, Tampa Bay’s pitching staff
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combined for23 strikeouts, allowing just four earned runs and two homers.Those numbers encapsulate why the HoustonAstroscould not get much going.
HoustonAstrosstar third baseman Alex Bregman gave MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart more detail on what he saw during the game from Chirinos and others.
Take a look at what Bregs said here.
The HoustonAstroswill face the Texas Rangers in the season-long battle for the Silver Boot tomorrow evening in a three-game set at Globe Life Park.
Brad Peacockwill battle up against Drew Smyly with the first pitch scheduled to commence at7:05 p.m. CDT.Peacock hopes to carry over his strong performance by carrying over his 10-2 record and 3.22 ERA last season when he takes the bump.Smylymakes his first appearance on the mound after missing two seasons recovering from Tommy John’s surgery.
Hopefully, the HoustonAstrosoffense will be more productive being back home in Texas. As a matter of fact, Altuve thinks so and believes they will be able to get out of their slump tomorrow.
Check out Altuve’s thoughts here.
I agree with Altuve because we all know what this team is capable of. This team is too good to let a three-game slide affect them. Plus, it’s the start of alongseason and anything can happen. That’s the beauty of baseball — there is a new opportunity every day to get better and improve.
Go HoustonAstrosand let’s #TakeItBack!
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