He has literally hit 5 batters in 38ish innings this year and 3 in the last week or two? With the latest being in inopportune times..
Of the 8 Dodger runs, 3 were HRs, the other 5 runs got on base without hitting the ball. BB, HBP, BB, BB, BB
Every series we've recently lost had games where the Astros snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. That's common in baseball for relievers to blow leads but it's not common for everyone to join the party. When does it become a bullpen that can't be trusted. They were nearly perfect in the post season it was natural for the water to level. =( I have a feeling Alvarez will be back by game 3 of the Rangers. Saw him do that twist stretch. Can he pitch as a reliever
Maton has pitched in 34 games and he's given up runs in 6 of them (he's given up 2 runs in 2 of those, including today) Neris: 4 of 35 Pressly: 7/32 Montero: (you don't want to know) Stanek: 6/26 Martinez: 11/23 This will also be fun to keep track of (go down to "team relief pitching"): https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2023-pitching.shtml
Back breaker. They really need to start making moves asap unless they’re content on letting this season slip away. Just too many things going wrong.
3rd: 1st-3rd, 2 out: don't score 4th: 2nd, 0 out: don't score 5th: 1st-3rd 0 out: don't score 5th: 1st-2nd-3rd 1 out: don't score Not like we didn't have chances
Takes two to tango. Nobody is really in the market to deal anything useful yet, and unfortunately it's going to be a tight seller's market as we get closer to the deadline. Would Mike Moustakas have possibly been better than Abreu, Captain Bligh, JJ Matewhatzit or Joint Boy? Sure, maybe? Angels just gave up a decent-ish High-A pitcher for a 1B/DH who has been horrible for several years until this season with the Rockies. So that's the first "trade" ball to drop...
Is our bullpen like last in the league or what? It feels like there is nobody we can turn to for scoreless relief.
2 more runs if Chas and Dubon are in there? Then Pressly gives it up in the 9th. It's just been that type of year.
Astros pen is: above league average at IR scoring (30% vs 32% avg, t-10th) at league average in save% (63%) 8th in ERA 2nd fewest IP 4th fewest HR allowed (see above) 16th in WHIP 14th in BA 1st in K/9 17th in BB/9
The whole offense sucks but I’m still pissed at Pena’s at-bats yesterday when men on base. Everyone was finding a way to get on base, advance a man on base, sac flys RBIs but here he is flailing away at the worst pitches and then walking with his usual “you fooled me this time!” scowl except he's getting fooled every single time. One RBI in the last month is pitiful. Has he had one hot hitting streak this season? Mix that with his multiple errors and he’s almost as big a problem as J. Abreu who has actually been contributing more than him recently.
Dunno. Here's the Stros pitching stats over the past 15 days...you can see where the implosions have happened in the pen that would skew some overall stats https://www.mlb.com/astros/stats/pitching/era?playerPool=ALL_CURRENT&sortState=asc&timeframe=-14
What do the Astros need to do to turn the season around? New manager? Change lineups? Send some players to the minors to work on their games? Bring some players up from the minors to give them a chance? Make some trades? What?
