It’s deja vu all over again.
For the last three games, the Astros have been forced to use their minor league-quality starters, and for the third straight game, the game was effectively over in the first inning.
On Sunday, Hunter Brown surrendered three first-inning runs en route to a 6-0 Nats win. On Tuesday night, J.P. France gave up five runs, putting the Astros in a hole leading to a 7-2 loss to the Cubs.
Tonight, in his third career start, Spencer Arrighetti spotted the Cubs four runs in the first, most of which came from a Dansby Swanson homer, much like the two homers that doomed France the night before.