HOUSTON - As George Springer danced with his teammates at home plate, water coolers emptying all around him, you could almost squint and see the Diamondbacks’ season slipping away from them.
On this night, at least, it wasn’t entirely their doing. Their 5-4, walk-off loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday night felt more like a game the Astros won rather than one the Diamondbacks lost.
But losing games has become the norm for them lately. This was Diamondbacks’ third loss in a row and their 14th in the past 20. Each day seems to introduce a new low; they are now a season-worst nine games under .