During the final weekend of the regular season, the Houston Astros' slow fall out of the postseason picture reached its apex when the Astros were bounced from contention thanks to the Guardians’ walk-off win over the Rangers. It placed Astros fans in the unfamiliar territory of having no playoff baseball to follow, and instead, they were left wondering what went wrong.
While injuries played a huge part in the Astros' struggles, some recent comments from Carlos Correa shed some light on the real problem that may be right in front of everyone’s face.
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In a new story for The Athletic (subscription required), beat writer Chandler Rome got some insight from Astros brass into why Houston fell short this year.