Sunday 6/23 vs. Houston

[Dunk35]

Astros back to cheating?

[Bahama O's Fan]

Elias is old Mother Hubbard and there is no more pitching in the cupboard 

[Aristotelian]

Tipping pitches? Feels like they know what's coming.

[Roy Firestone]

When you lose 4 starting pitchers...this is what you are left with..Albert pitched well early, but they've figured him out, unfortunately...

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, eddie83 said:

Knock it down! 

 

1 minute ago, nevadaO said:

You gotta stop that ball, Jorge...

 

1 minute ago, Jagwar said:

I said the same thing. Dive for the ball!

 

Just now, Moshagge3 said:

Looked like low effort from Mateo there.

Yeah, I don't know how you can be backup and not be willing to dive. I mean, it would've mattered because Suarez is throwing meatball after meatball, but he still should have dove to try and stop them.

[Jagwar]

1 minute ago, Dunk35 said:

Astros back to cheating?

I think it's more like Suarez back to stinking

[gtman55]

This team is so listless right now. Suarez's bubble has burst. 

[Moshagge3]

13 pitches to 5 hitters, 4 hits.

[Jagwar]

Wow... 4 runs on 16 pitches

[Roy Firestone]

ready to turn it off at the earliest point this season..this is brutal...

[Goober Noodles]

Welp, this is pretty terrible. 

[justD]

2 minutes ago, Moshagge3 said:

Looked like low effort from Mateo there.

I thought it was more that he wanted to set his body up to turn and throw rather than just knock it down, and that pulled him up too soon. 

[dystopia]

Can’t rule out that they’re back to cheating. They’re in desperation mode at this point and their owner doesn’t want to sell at the deadline. 

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

Tipping pitches? Feels like they know what's coming.

It's just absolute crap stuff right now. He's gotten no whiff, and everything has been hit hard. He keep throwing in the middle of the plate and Rutschman has called way too many fastballs when it's clear they're hunting them.

[nevadaO]

Good thing the pen is somewhat rested. Going to have to get someone up soon or just let him roast out there.