Sooner or later, a winning streak has to come to an end. I mean, I can’t complain too much as a seven-game win streak has essentially kept the Astros interesting for at least the next week or two. In a season that looked nearly lost not so long ago, Houston has managed to enter the halfway point with some forward momentum. But Friday’s loss against the Mets prevented them from getting above .500 for the first time all season.
Just imagine what this season would look like without Ronel Blanco. In a campaign when multiple starters have been lost to injury, or are still on their way to coming back, the 30-year-old right-hander has been the one constant, at least from a positive sense.