"When you get punched in the mouth you got to get up and punch back," Musgrove said.
Musgrove struck out the first hitter he faced, Tampa Bay leadoff man Corey Dickerson, but the ball squirted past catcher Brian McCann, allowing Dickerson to reach first on a wild pitch. After Evan Longoria reached on a fielder's choice, the floodgates opened against Musgrove with two outs.
"I wasn't able to make good two-strike pitches," Musgrove said. "I was in control most at-bats, I just couldn't put guys away."
"He couldn't pound the zone," Astros manager A.