I wrote last week about the Astros’ starting pitchers performing exceptionally well since June 1. Today I will continue to discuss some Astros’ pitching topics. And why not? The performance of the Astros’ pitching over the previous 2 - 3 months may be the single biggest factor in the Astros resurgence from a losing team in April and May to a hard charging contender with a 72% probability of making the playoffs (according to Fangraphs).
Josh Hader Set An Astros Record
In the recent Red Sox series Josh Hader recorded his 25th consecutive save. This is the longest consecutive save record in Astros’ history.