By the middle of the second inning anyone could see that the Astros were about to cruise to their fifth straight win in champion style. Why, it was already 6-0, Dallas Keuchel was pitching, and the opponent was the bottom dwelling Arlington Rangers.
Woh, not so fast.
For the second game in a row, the strength of this team, the heart and soul of the 2018 Houston Astros, the starting pitching, suffered an almost comical meltdown, or, if you take the game more seriously, a cardiac arrest.
For last night, the game’s headline could have read, “Texas Rangers hit hard by Charlie Morton, Astros Win.