After the Astros’ bullpen imploded twice in the Rays’ series at Daikin Park, you can be excused if you are wary when the Astros relief corps enters the game in the near future. There is a reason that Rolaids sponsored the reliever awards—you might reach for your antacids when a reliever not named Hader enters the game. The Astros were a league leading bullpen going into the series, but the bullpen blew up two games that were knotted at a 3-3 score.
During that four game period which comprised the home series with the Rays:
- the Astros’ bullpen gave up 23 runs, the most for any bullpen over the four day period.