KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Astros slugger George Springer attributes the trouble his team had on the road all season to the color of their jerseys, gray and drab, which might seem preposterous except for one thing: His manager, A.J. Hinch, offered up with the exact same reason.
"I think when we started wearing the orange unis on the road, turned the tide," Hinch said this week, only somewhat tongue-in-cheek. "I have no idea."
The Astros entered Thursday night's AL division series opener against the Kansas City Royals after going 33-48 on the road this season, the second-worst winning percentage for any postseason team in history.