The Houston Astros lost on Wednesday night to the Seattle Mariners as their offensive woes continued. Houston's usually dominant offense has now done something not done for the last 50 years of baseball history.
The Astros have scored in exactly 1 inning in 7 straight games, the longest streak since the 1974 Orioles The Astros have scored in exactly 1 inning in 7 straight games, the longest streak since the 1974 Orioles , all losses, the Astros scored just two runs in the fifth inning on Monday, two runs in the fourth inning on Tuesday, and one run in the fourth inning on Wednesday.
Houston had a chance to break the streak on Wednesday, but failed to score the automatic runner from second in the 10th inning. This Astros group has been to the ALCS in seven consecutive years, so they certainly have the talent and ability to right the ship, but it just hasn't happened under first-year manager Joe Espada.
Houston is now 24-32 on the season and 6.5 games back of Seattle in the American League West. Jose Altuve is hitting .293 for the year, with Kyle Tucker hitting .266, Yordan Alvarez is hitting .274 and Jeremy Pena hitting .307, so the numbers are certainly respectable - Houston just has to capitalize.
The Astros will look to avoid the four-game sweep in Seattle on Thursday afternoon when they play the Mariners again at 4:10 p.m. ET.Follow Fastball on FanNation on social mediaBrady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University.
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