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Astros drop another extra inning affair, this time to the Giants

Entering Tuesday’s game, the Astros starting staff ranked roughly in the middle. A 4.56 ERA and 4.46 FIP isn’t terrible, but not great. It’s just meh, at best. Such is life when a club loses Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, Wade Miley, and Jose Urquidy for a multitude of reasons in a span of nine months.

That said, there have been moments when the rotation has stepped up. Monday night’s start by Lance McCullers Jr. stands out. Zack Greinke has bounced back well from a rough first start of the season. Rookie Cristian Javier has shown flashes. Another rookie, Brandon Bielak, demonstrated again why the Astros chose to give him a chance in this wonky 2020 season.