For the Astros, the season is (at the time of writing) 45 games old - just more than quarter of the season. They have stuck rigorously to a five-man rotation - part of an incredible run of stability that has only seen three roster moves in seven weeks, none of which involved starting pitching - so the Astros starters have rotated nine times through the order. Pretty much all of the starters have nine starts under their belt, except for that Verlander guy, who brutally stole a start from Charlie F. Morton possible via some kind of mugging or armed holdup.
Pine tar or not: the Astros rotation has been frikking awesome
