The Astros are now 35-34 at home with a negative-7 run differential for those keeping count following their loss Sunday to the Yankees. It's kind of inexplicable, right? I mean, the club’s record at Minute Maid Park last season was 55-26 with a plus-115 run differential. What a strange development with so much poor play at home recently.
This weekend's series against New York served as another gut punch for the Astros, especially on the heels of that disappointing sweep against the Mariners a couple of weeks ago...at home. Noticing a trend here? Alas, Sunday’s game felt winnable for a while, especially with Cristian Javier having arguably one of his better starts in recent memory.