The Astros are in first place! May they stay above .500 all year. Who knows, with Cam Smith, they may never lose another game. And how about that Jake Meyers!
OK, back to Earth. The Astros brought some disturbing trends from Spring Training into this game and were a little bit lucky to win. Framber Valdez pitched a seven inning shutout —can’t complain there— but had to overcome some early issues with command.
But the only two supposedly proven relievers, Bryan Abreu and Josh Hader, were truly lucky not to have losses and/or blown saves attached to their names in yesterday’s box score.