The Houston Astros offense set a Major League record in the regular season with a .495 slugging percentage and led the league with the lowest strikeout to walk ratio. This team is built to get hits, score runs, and power them to victory, even when their pitching staff isn’t putting up zeros.
Looking back at the Division Series win over the Rays, offensively speaking, one number stood out to me. That is the number eight, sticking with the offense here the Astros racked up eight hits or more in their three wins. They didn’t punish the Rays.