Houston Astros fans steaming after tormenting loss sees team continue downward spiral: "Most pathetic loss I’ve ever seen"
The Houston Astros and Cleveland Guardians faced off in one of the most gripping games of the season on Friday night. It took 14 innings, 19 runs and over four hours to finally determine a winner in this exciting encounter.
Unfortunately for Astros fans, there had to be a loser. Guardians' outfielder Will Brennan played the role of hero on the night with a walk-off double in the 14th inning. Cleveland went on to win the game 10-9 and improve to 30-33 on the season.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME. ARE YOU JOKING???? Unbelievable
The Houston Astros have now lost four straight games for the first time this season.
Astros fans have reason to be concerned. The team lost three straight to the Toronto Blue Jays in their previous series and averaged just 1.66 runs per game over that stretch. The offense has been inconsistent and the defense is leaking runs of late.
Fans took to Twitter to vent their frustrations after their dreadful losing streak continued.
@michaelschwab13 This Astros team has been an absolute clown show the last few days
@astros Most pathetic loss I’ve ever seen from the Astros in extra innings, leaving so many people on base also the bad throw from Pena. Presley not being able to and it in the ninth. Just awful.
@michaelschwab13 I have no words for this.
@michaelschwab13 Theyre making me sick to the stomach
@michaelschwab13 bregman and tucker only the ones doing their jobs well
@michaelschwab13 Fire dusty Baker after this pathetic coaching performance
@michaelschwab13 This game is on Pressly.
at all like seriously if you going to do it make the throw@michaelschwab13 No words 😶 at all like seriously if you going to do it make the throw
This was a back-and-forth game that could have gone either way.
The Astros took a commanding 4-0 lead early in the game and pitcher Cristian Javier looked to be in control. They maintained a 5-1 lead entering the bottom of the fifth when the Guardian bats decided to wake up.
Cleveland rallied late in the game to complete a historic comeback. It trailed five different times and somehow managed to come back. The Astros were actually one strike from winning it all in the bottom of the ninth before a clutch hit by Josh Naylor kept the game alive.
Cleveland was down entering the 12th, 13th and 14th inning before a memorable fight back closed out the game 10-9
The Houston Astros have lost four straight games for the first time this season
The Houston Astros face two more difficult games against the Cleveland Guardians before they return home to face the Washington Nationals. The Nats are currently last in the National League standings and Dusty Baker will expect his team to bounce back in that three-game series.
The Astros 36-28 record means that they are currently five games behind the Texas Rangers and only 1.5 games ahead of the Los Angeles Angels.
A lot was expected from the defending World Series champions entering the season. So far, they have failed to live up to those lofty expectations.