Losing three games in a row is no catastrophe. It happens to the best of teams. And quite often.
But like this?
Two straight walk-off losses and a blown lead in the top of the seventh (last inning). Three straight bullpen failures. Three straight starting pitching failures. All the cavalry to the rescue just off IL fell off their horses.
And regression rears her ugly head.
When the Astros let Gerrit Cole go to free agency, and especially after Justin Verlander went down to injury, it became imperative for the Astros’ success to find replacements in the starting rotation.