Somehow, despite everything, the Astros keep hanging on.
Tonight, the good luck the Astros appeared to be having with their AAAA replacement pitchers ended. Brandon Bielak couldn’t last five innings, and when he left the game, the Astros were down six to four.
The Astros were only down two runs because Chas McCormick hit a two-run double in the first, and his four other RBI overcame an Astros bullpen meltdown and set the stage for Yainer Diaz’s walk-off single.
This game was a slugfest from the start. The Rangers got to Bielak early with two runs in the first.