Twelfth Night
By Mr Opposite
I held as long as I could, but to all you people who said the Astros were out of it, one word.......
WRONG.
The Stros won their twelfth straight, beating the Reds for 8th straight time (5-2). 12 in a row ties Tampa Bay for the longest winning streak in the majors this year and the Astros don't plan on slowing down.
I recall 14 or so days ago, after there most recent loss to the Cubs, I claimed (after many people abused me, saying that the Astros Suck), that they would have to win the last 3 games of the series, in order to have any chance of getting to the postseason. They haven't lost since.
For those who doubt the rotation behind Oswalt and Clemens I pity you. Carlos Hernández is better then his ERA suggests. Munro has been averagely consistent .And Taking out his most recent start against the Cubs (the last Houston loss), Brandon Backe (BACK-ee) is 2-0 with 0.45 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP, in 3 starts.
The Astros are currently tied for first in the Wild Card, but depending on the other results today, the could claim sole possession by the end of the day. And yes, I am fully aware that the Cubs have a lot more games in hand.
Fact: Houston is built for the postseaon, Chicago is not.
