Through April, the Astros had a pretty good lineup, but their efforts were unfortunately hampered by a dreadful pitching staff. And, for the entire season’s numbers, that fact remains largely the same.
However, in May, we’ve seen the offense regress, which wasn’t a complete surprise. With no Carlos Correa, Jeremy Peña, and Yainer Diaz, yeah, the lineup isn’t that deep at the moment. It’ll help when Peña returns, heck, even Jake Meyers might stabilize the outfield situation. The pitching staff has stabilized somewhat, although the latest blowouts from Tatsuya Imai and Mike Burrows certainly don’t help. And, to be clear, this still isn’t a good pitching staff. But the lineup has now taken a large step backward in recent weeks, ranking among the worst teams in run scoring this month.
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With the Rangers in town this weekend, that trend isn’t likely to reverse. Texas’s pitching staff remains a strength, and Houston’s lineup isn’t exactly a major threat at the moment. And while I want to have some hope about the Astros’ pitching staff, even against a Rangers’ lineup that has struggled this season, I’ve learned not to overestimate the rotation or the bullpen in the slightest. Here’s to Spencer Arrighetti proving me wrong.
This time around, we’ll get another look at the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. Outside of Isaac Paredes, Yordan Alvarez, and Christian Walker, the rest is the definition of a Triple-A lineup. But, in typical Astros fashion, I can see this group dropping like seven or eight runs. Please don’t come at me if Jack Leiter shuts this lineup down.
The game will be broadcast at 7:10 p.m. CT on SCHN with radio coverage on KBME 790 AM.
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