If the Astros manage to make the playoffs, their opponent should just call up three rookie pitchers to start. We wouldn’t stand a chance in the series
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That sucked.
Yes, we continue to make rookie pitchers look like Cy Young.
Pathetic.
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The guys on the radio said we haven’t beaten the Reds since 2016 and haven’t won in Cincy since 2012. WTF?
I wish we had signed Ty France when the Mariners dropped him. Would have given us some help at first, and he seems to play at a high level when the Astros are involved. We couldn’t get that dude out.
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This year has been very frustrating. On one hand they have been the best team in baseball since May. On another they drop games and series they never should.
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Seems every time Bagwell is in the booth they suck
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An “amazing” signing … ???
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Reynolds and Neris might be the ones to sink us if Espada has a say in it
Agree. The Astros should have signed him.
I’m tired of France making mincemeat of Astros pitchers. It’s uncanny the success he has against Houston.
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Truth is, most frustrating season as far back as I can remember for so many reasons.
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I like Bagwell on the radio broadcasts, not so much on the televised broadcasts.
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This series is on Espada.
Not for the moves he made or didn’t make.
Coming off that sweep of the Royals they went into the Cincy series with a lackadaisical attitude.
There was zero fire….just going through the motions….the off day in between sure didn’t help things.
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Yeah I agree. For first time since early in the season they didn’t look ready to play.
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He has hit .303 with an .825 OPS in over 100 AB’s since the Reds signed him.
What have we gotten out of first again?
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My impression of Espada is that he is a manager, but not a leader.
The Astros apparently considered their series in Cincinnati as some sort of guest appearance and thus gave exhibition game level effort. Their mindset seems to be “It’s a long season and we’re already tired, so let’s just run out the clock.”
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If the Astros have to get their Mgr to motivate them to play a series in Sept fighting to make the playoffs they have bigger problems then getting swept by the Reds.
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The reds are team that they don’t see a lot. They usually have trouble against those teams. That’s baseball.
That’s not baseball……that is a weak excuse.
You could say the exact same thing about the Reds!
They don’t see the Astros a lot, correct?
They had zero problem with beating them……three times in a row.
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Getting swept by the Reds isn’t the end of the world. Disappointing, clearly, but that’s all it is.
The Stros recently swept the Royals, a team that they’ve struggled with for the past few years. I see it as a wash.
I’m interested to see the impact of Tucker on the O upon his return. Hopefully, he’ll start out hot because the team needs a boost of energy or spark from their OF star.
Peña, Scott and Abreu have me somewhat concerned.
The Dbacks should be a tough series, but at least we have them at home.
Agree, Espada is more a manager than a leader. I would like to know if he confronts players for making for stupid mistakes, or does he merely excuse the players.
Exactly. It’s really a statistical anomaly, but there’s no way the Astros should be winless against that perennially-bad Reds team over any 9 game stretch or 2-13 in the last 15. It’s a focus and readiness issue.
Maybe today will be Tucker Day? I’m curious to see how he does with zero “rehab” ABs before facing MLB pitching.
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