The Tribe is coming off winning five of six in their latest homestand, and now will head down to the state of Texas, as they will take on the Houston Astros, a team many expected to have an impact in the AL West this season.
Here’s five notes about the three game set, a quick series before the Indians return home for five straight starting Friday against the AL Central Twins and then the Reds next Monday and Tuesday at Progressive Field.
1. The Astros Are Staring to Heat Up – A Little
As ‘The Crawfish Boxes’ (SB Nation site dedicated to the Astros) has pointed out, Houston is starting to play a little better after their awful April that saw them go just 7-17.