Can Alcantara and Fish Ignite a Fierce Comeback Against Houston?

The Astros did not have a good weekend. How bad was it? They dropped three games to the Red Sox and scored three or fewer runs in each game. The opener wasn’t too bad, losing 2-1 in 10 innings, but the next two games saw them fall 7-3 and 6-1. The good news for them is that they are still in first place of the division, but they are quickly losing their grips on it. The other problem is that the Red Sox are a Wild Card opponent. Assuming that the Yankees will take one spot, that really only leaves two other spots available. Houston could use a weak opponent to stop the bleeding, but this game won’t be that. Today, they send out Jason Alexander to do their dirty work today. He has been a bit of a mixed bag for the Astros as he has had one quality start, and one start where he allowed five earned runs. His other two have seen him allow just two runs over 7.2 innings. Clearly he is not going too deep into games. Alexander has never faced the Marlins.

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