Another 1-run road loss. The Astros lost 3-2 last night to the Angels on a rare rough inning by Dallas Keuchel made rough by a couple of fielding miscues. But the Rangers won, so the Astros have a 1.5 game lead. FanGraphs dropped the Astros division odds about 8% to 72.8% with an 89.7% chance of making the postseason. There are 21 games remaining in the regular season.
2015 Jered Weaver vs. Houston: 21IP, 17H/4ER, 16K:2BB. 1.71 ERA/0.90 WHIP
2015 Jered Weaver vs. Everybody Else: 116.2IP, 125H/68ER, 61K:25BB, 5.25 ERA/1.29 WHIP
Keuchel talked about the botched play:
It's a routine play that I just botched. I mean, I can't really say anything else. Had a lot of top spin. It's not like I haven't made that play before. That was the difference in the game...Should have had a win today.
*Scott Feldman's season is over due to a shoulder sprain.
In seven starts after the All-Star Break up until the September 1 game where Feldman was injured, he was holding hitters to a .662 OPS with a 2.36 ERA.
*Tony Sipp is available, and Jason Castro hopes to return next week.
*The OC Register wrote about the overall health of the Astros' organization.
*The New York Post wrote about Jim Crane and his money
PreStros Playoff Update
*El Paso got a 6-run 5th inning in a 6-4 Fresno loss. Fresno leads the series 2-1.
*Midland was all over Corpus in a 9-5 win. Midland leads the series 2-1.
*High Desert ended Lancaster's season with 11 runs in the first two innings in a 12-5 win over the JetHawks.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
