No one will officially say it but the Houston Astros season is over and it has been for quite some time. Even when they made the tantalizing run in late August, you knew they could not sustain it. Now as the Houston bullpen blows an Astros lead for the second consecutive night against the Los Angeles Angels, maybe it’s a little more believable.
After being swept by the Texas Rangers on May 22, 2016, manager A.J. Hinch’s side reeled off wins in 11 of their next 14 games before stumbling. Then came late August and another run that brought them back into the chase, well at least for the wildcard because Houston 3-15 against the Texas Rangers decided to stand pat at the trade deadline.