Hard to win when one guy is an automatic out. You only get 27 and he was a guarantee for 4 of them and most likely a double play in the mix.

Maldonado was carrying a piano on his back running the bases 🤦‍♀️

No its not.

@@freezy8593 yes it is Terrorist MAGA

I miss the pineapple.

Hader isn't as terrible as he was early in the season too.

​@@justins1034got off to horrible start it happens

They can easily reach 90 wins, a record which would contend for the divisional title. I believe the Astros could quite possibly make it to 95 wins if they concentrate 1 game at a time and play as a team.

From looking at the Astros' schedule for the month, 4 of the 8 teams have less than a .500 record from last month, indicating either bad/ slumping teams. This would be the opportunity for the Astros to pick up some easy wins from the Blue Jays, Marlins, Rangers, and Athletics. If the Astros manage to sweep these 4 teams, they'll have won 13 games already. 3 of the teams are playing average baseball with a 14-12 and 15-12 record from June. If the Astros can manage to take 2 games from the Twins, Mariners, and Pirates, they'll add another 6 wins placing them at 19 wins and 3 losses. The only real hard team the Astros have is the Dodgers sporting a record of 16-10 from June. Even if the Astros only win 1 game, they will have a 20-5 record for the month which would place them at 62 and 46. This would mean that they have 55 games left to win 33 games which is a .6 win rate; something doable. That would require the Astros to play consistent baseball like June, but I do believe it is possible since the Astros are recuperating from injuries.

@@freezy8593 I'm sticking with 85 wins.

@@reaverofjillsandwiches If the Astros continue to play at the rate of June, it is reasonable to assume a possible record of 96-67 or 97-66 due to the decimal in wins-losses being 96.4-66.6 when calculating.

Diaz is hitting >.400 in his last 9 games and has an 11 game hitting streak, 41 RBIs now, tied with Alvarez for #1 on the team. In the 7 game winning streak that they just had, he led the team in RBIs. He was also 5 for 10 with a 1.162 OPS, 4 RBIs and 5 runs in the sweep against the Orioles. Espada could have been using Tucker all along at clean up, but Diaz is producing there now. That keeps Espada from rotating guys who don't belong in that spot. That was hurting the team. So Diaz hitting there gives Espada even more lineup flexibility. I still think it should be Tucker or Alvarez in that spot, but for now that Tucker is out and we are still short a player who should have produced in the middle/cleanup (Jose Abreu), Diaz hitting there means that for the FIRST TIME THIS SEASON, the Astros have a clean up hitter that is producing. Yainer Diaz put together a great month of June: 20 G, .363 BA, .952 OPS, 3 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI The Astros went 15-5 in those 20 games.

@@worldtraveler721 yeah but he is still not slugging .700. for reference, Ohtani is slugging .640

@1TightMinute in the last 7 games, his SLG% is .621. But my point is that Diaz is doing this in the cleanup spot. That's where Abreu should have been producing for the team and instead it's Diaz in his sophomore season and 1st year as a full time starting catcher. His contribution to the team, if you look at the stats I listed, is great.

@@worldtraveler721 I never said it wasn’t. If you listen to the time stamp I’m talking about the fact that John said he was slugging .700 and that wasn’t all that great. I guess he said slugging when he meant ops. Idk. However, if he were slugging .700 then that would be historic.