Astros take 6th in a row. Prevail over Rays 8-6

John Glaser-USA TODAY Sports Although not quite the slugfest that last night’s game was, tonight, once again, the promised pitcher’s duel failed to materialize.

Last night there were sixteen runs, fifteen of those by the Astros. Tonight there were fourteen runs, only eight by the Stros. But it goes in the books as another win, their sixth in a row

Gerrit Cole allowed four runs tonight, the most he has allowed in a game since July 12th. Since as far back as May 27th, Cole’s ERA has been 1.84.

There was a little hard luck involved. In the second inning the Rays scored without getting a hit. Ji-Man Choi walked, then advanced to second on a balk, then advanced to third on a wild pitch, and then…