The Crawfish Boxes · Mar 2, 2025
Astros Fall to Nats in Spring ball, 4-3
Today's 4-3 loss to the Nationals contained negatives and positives in terms of significance for the future Astros.
Negatives:
In two innings, Ronel Blanco gave up three hits, a walk, and two (unearned) runs. If the Astros hope to make the playoffs, they’ll almost certainly need a good season from Blanco
Josh Hader, in his first Spring appearance, allowed a two-run homer, his 13th as an Astro, including the 12 he allowed last year in 71 innings.
In his first fielding attempt as a left fielder, Jose Altuve made a throwing error to home.
Positives
Blanco added swing and miss to his pitching, striking out four.
Altuve made a good play at the wall in left.