The Houston Astros are coming off a playoff appearance in 2015, but have started slow in 2016. To learn more about this year's Astros, we spoke with Ryan Dunsmore of The Crawfish Boxes.
Not many people expected the Houston Astros to contend in 2015, or potentially even 2016 for that matter. Yet, here we are. The Astros are coming off a surprising 86-win season, one in which they led the AL West for most of the year before clinching a Wild Card berth. AL Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel dominated the New York Yankees in that matchup, sending his team to the ALDS where they had the eventual champion Kansas City Royals on the ropes in Game 4.