After winning the No. 5 spot in the Astros rotation after good performances at the end of the 2016 season as well as a spectacular Spring Training. Right-handed starter Joe Musgrove has come back down to earth a bit in his first three starts.
In 2017, Musgrove has become much more hittable, allowing an average of 11.7 hits per nine innings with a .323 batting average against in his first three starts. After allowing a BABIP of .250 in his first start of the season, he has given up 15 hits in 10.1 innings pitched in his last two starts, allowing opposing hitters to have a BABIP over .