Either way, this across the board condemnation of Astros pitchers is likely the cause of ... He did have a higher FIP in 2021, but the rest of the time the predictive stats were also better ...

The Astros could be without two of their better starting pitchers for the series. Houston's probable pitchers for Game 2 and 3 of the series are still listed as TBA (to be announced). Those games ...

Ronel Blanco is the sixth pitcher to be ejected from a game for having a foreign substance on their glove or hands since Major League Baseball started cracking down on sticky stuff in 2021.