The Astros go into the next 1/16th of the season with a disappointing 4-6 record, an even .400 winning percentage. Not a good pace, and a noticeably bad way for a championship team to start the season, but 4-6 stretches are to be expected from time to time from even the best teams.
I expected the hitting to start a little slow with two main cogs, Jose Altuve and Michael Brantley out, but the slow start of the pitching staff has me concerned. We thought all along that they were a bunch of over-achievers last year. Maybe we were right.