Detroit Tigers shortstop Willi Castro — an American League Rookie of the Year candidate last season — wasn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game, even though his team is chasing a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
That's because the 23-year-old is going through a slump: 1-for-17 (.059) in the last four games, with one single, one walk and five strikeouts. Meanwhile, the rest of the Tigers have turned up the heat on the talented Astros with 14 runs on 23 hits and eight walks in back-to-back wins.