Astros @ Royals, August 16, 2021

DVauthrin · August 17, 2021, 3:17am

Another loss to a bad team. Frustrating.

MarkR · August 17, 2021, 3:17am

And another loss against a fucking horrible team that was totally winnable.

Astros are going to be a fucking Wild Card if they don’t stop sucking ass against shitty teams.

AstrosFanInBigD · August 17, 2021, 3:17am

Shit.

STOP PLAYING DOWN TO THE COMPETITION!

Doyce7 · August 17, 2021, 3:19am

I have never seen a team play so good against good teams and so bad against bad teams. It’s just fucking bizarre

HudsonHawk · August 17, 2021, 3:19am

They have a lot of games against shitty teams coming up. If they don’t unfuck themselves, they don’t get a wild card.

DVauthrin · August 17, 2021, 3:21am

I don’t understand how a team that is leading its division by only 2.5 games in August is taking crappy teams lightly at this point.

NeilT · August 17, 2021, 3:21am

I dunno man. Royals looked great to me.

JohnS · August 17, 2021, 3:22am

Seriously.

HudsonHawk · August 17, 2021, 3:22am

Also frustrating…giving up runs late, and your two best relievers don’t get in the game.

DVauthrin · August 17, 2021, 3:24am

Jake Odorizzi made the Royals look really good, and Ryne Stanek’s lack of command and attention to detail when it came to holding on base runners led to another run. McCormick’s idiotic base running cost the Astros a run, and Brantley had no business getting picked off from first on a ball that barely got away from Perez.

JimR · August 17, 2021, 3:25am

That is my question. Why Yimi instead of Graveman in a tie game?

Not blaming Yimi; he should have not had to face Perez.

DVauthrin · August 17, 2021, 3:27am

Agreed. Or, at the very least, after Merrifield reached, why not get Graveman hot to face Perez if Lopez kept the inning going?

Lefty · August 17, 2021, 3:27am

Graveman has pitched 2 innings in the past 9 days, guess Dusty’s worried about overworking him

HudsonHawk · August 17, 2021, 3:27am

No clue. Made no sense to me. But few of Dusty’s moves do.

chuck · August 17, 2021, 3:28am

You’re gonna want to keep Graveman fresh for the post season.

DVauthrin · August 17, 2021, 3:28am

The White Sox just did the Astros a favor. A’s lose 5-2.

Lefty · August 17, 2021, 3:28am

White Sox are the best team in the AL, especially with Robert and Jiminez back.

And here’s one for Dusty: 3-2 game after 5 and the Tank Commander sent out his 3 best relievers who went 4 innings of 1-hit 1-walk ball and K’d 9

AstrosFanInBigD · August 17, 2021, 3:28am

Me too.

HudsonHawk · August 17, 2021, 3:29am

There is no excuse for pitching to Perez in that situation. None whatsoever. It’s completely indefensible.

JimR · August 17, 2021, 3:29am

Agreed. Any competent manager would have put him on.