No one wants to start a season 2-5. That includes the Astros whose sweep at the hands of the Yankees put them in an 0-4 hole to start the season. Even with the series win over the Blue Jays, they head to Arlington to face the world champion Rangers well...
No one wants to start a season 2-5. That includes the Astros whose sweep at the hands of the Yankees put them in an 0-4 hole to start the season. Even with the series win over the Blue Jays, they head to Arlington to face the world champion Rangers well behind their in-state-slash-division rivals.
The Astros are missing essentially four starters from the rotation. Justin Verlander has one of two rehab starts in Sugar Land this Sunday. If all goes well, he could be back with the Astros in about two weeks. Jose Urquidy should begin his rehab in early May. And that doesn't even count Luis Garcia and Lance McCullers, Jr., both of whom are expected back around the middle of the year. This is already a very good starting rotation with plenty of arms set to come back, some sooner than later.
The top four Astros in the lineup make up one of the most feared groups in baseball. If Diaz and Peña continue to hit the ball well and the team gets what it has from Chas McCormick and others, you'd be hard pressed to find a weak spot.Speaking of those first four, Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker and Alex Bregman are just brutal for opposing pitchers. While Bregman has struggled early as is typical for him, Altuve, Alvarez and Tucker have a combined seven homers and 11 RBIs.
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