The Astros are really going to need McHugh to give up fewer than 135 runs per nine inning for the club to have sustainable success, in my honest opinion.
In short, McHugh’s first start of 2016 was an utter train wreck, as he gave up six runs, five of those earned, while retiring just one Yankee. He threw a whopping 43 pitches to get that one out.
Chris Young, on the other hand, looked pretty good in his debut, surrendering just two hits over five innings of work against the National League champion Mets. Unfortunately for him, one of those hits was a two-run home run off the bat of Neil Walker which proved to be the only two runs scored by either team on that windy Sunday afternoon.