Most. Frustrating. Season. Ever.
Or pretty close to it. Either way, this situation is not great.
Once again, the Astros couldn’t solve the Royals. The 102-loss Royals. Yes, you read that right. Former Astro Jordan Lyles lowered his ERA from 6.49 to 6.24 with five scoreless innings, limiting his former organization to two hits and two walks. J.P. France pitched relatively well, allowing two runs on seven hits and a lone walk. Bennett Sousa looks like a potential bullpen piece moving forward. Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker hitting back-to-back ought to become a regular occurrence. But the lineup fell mostly flat, other than Tucker’s RBI double and Chas McCormick’s solo home run.