PT TOMORROW: AL WEST—Down the stretch...

Houston Astros

The pre-season divisional favorite has lost five straight, is now 22-21, and might be in jeopardy of collapsing into post-season wild card status if not for playing in the AL's worst division. Injuries have been largely responsible for the club's issues, and now at a time when it was expecting some pitching returns, more injuries and performance issues have surfaced. On the heels of a loss in which he was unable to get out of the first inning with significantly reduced velocity, Lance McCullers (RHP, HOU) is now on the IL, hoping that an anti-inflammatory injection allows him to return by September 15 vs. TEX, the day he is first eligible.

After five credible starts, Brandon Bielak's (RHP, HOU) has been bounced from...

Almost!

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