Hunter Brown goes to set the ship right (his and the team’s)
The injury situation for the Astros appears to be finally taking its toll, as they have lost two straight to the lowly Athletics. However, Nick Kurtz’s (The Big Amish) four-homer game last night seems anything but lowly, and a bad harbinger for the future of the AL West. But maybe the Astros’ AAA pitching had a little to do with it?
Still, the Astros maintain a five-game lead in the West thanks to the Mariners losing to the Angels in extra innings last night, and tonight a real major league pitcher goes to the mound for the Stros.
But is he himself? In his last three starts, he has surrendered nearly a run per inning pitched. Tonight, Hunter Brown goes to get his team back on track, but also his own season. A fourth consecutive bad start by Brown would be as bad a news item as any number of the recent injury reports.
Here are the standings in the AL West:
Here are tonight’s lineups:
