Some ALARMING Houston Astros facts after a 5TH STRAIGHT (!!!) loss to Seattle

John Granato & Lance Zierlein opened this morning's show discussing just how bad some elements of the Astros have been. Is it time to bury them? In May??? #Astros #HoustonAstros #MLB

[@kennysmith5990]

You hit the nail on the head. Not playing Dubon is stupid, as was sendind Luperfido down, and still playing Bergman.

[@worldtraveler721]

The order of the lineup is a problem. First of all, Tucker is coming up to the plate with no RISP, getting walked, leading off, hitting solo HRs. He has become completely irrelevant in the 2 spot. If Tucker and Alvarez get on base, Espada or whomever is making the lineup decisions, have hitters who don't have power trying to drive the best power hitters on the team in. They are playing small ball with this lineup order. Peña is not going to hit a HR to clear the bases the way that your power hitters will with one swing of the bat. Your power hitters should be in RBI spots, not the other way around. They need to move Tucker to cleanup and Peña to the 2 spot. It makes more sense for Peña to get on base and have Tucker and Alvarez driving him in. This is common sense and I can't believe no one has tried to point this out to Joe Espada. They also need to release Abreu. They need to address 1st base.

[@Ukraineisawesone]

Uncle Mike should be on the coaching staff now! He is a natural coach, oh and a natural hitter. He has the clout with this team, and the guys will listen to him.

[@graysonberry]

Does anyone have an issue firing Espada? Did he ‘earn’ our loyalty being a bench coach?

[@EvanGamble]

Astros are done. Breaks my heart to say it.

[@TexasGardenerd]

I'm not mad at the Astros, was a great run, what sucks is I really thought we had a better team this year than previous years. Even at times it seems like the "stats are good", but the performance when it matters is not. Ultimately, 8 ALCS record tie would of been nice.... but it ain't happening. Was a great run, not mad, looking forward to some cheaper tickets next season :)

[@erickuser1115]

Astros are a championship team. I can’t believe the bs that’s going on right now. A lot of players are weighing down the team collecting easy money. The organization has made a ton of cash these last 7 years to be this messed up. Cut the players that are slacking and get new guys in here quickly before the fans start asking for changes and don’t go to home games. Still can’t believe all the home games we lost in the playoffs

[@williamlewis7171]

Can't be having Abreu and Singleton in lineup at Sametime and move Tucker back to 3 or 4 in lineup and move Pena back to 2nd in lineup and keep Bregman at 6th in lineup. Also Dubon should be getting more at bats than singleton with the DH.

[@PxNxWxGxW]

The Astros have had the Mariners number for a few years. Its the Mariners turn now.

[@JoseLara-ds9gp]

They outhit the mariners and still couldn’t get the w. Weren’t clutch at all. Pitching has become better.

[@tylerchurch3751]

Go mariners

[@reaverofjillsandwiches]

I put the tomb stone down a month ago.

[@pilgrimhere652]

You cannot always hit a home run, Do the hitting around the diamond, make the players run, confuse the adversary, When they are worried about the hot and run, then Astros can hit over the fence.

[@7wpollard]

Baseball is about all about streaks. It's still too early to give up.

[@worldtraveler721]

Not sure why we're acting like Seattle's pitching is historic. The Mariners are 9th in ERA, 9th in runs allowed. Check how many ks/9 innings they had before playing the Astros. That wasn't impressive either. The Astros are only 8 Ks behind the Mariners in terms of Ks by pitching staffs. And this is in spite of the injuries to the Astros' starting rotation.

[@mack72711]

Either they hit and can't pitch or they pitch and can't hit. They suck. Oh and I hope nobody takes too much from the good pitching vs Seattle because the Mariners strike out more than any other team in baseball, by a good margin too. Good lineups will still light this rotation up. The most frustrating is almost all of these Astros pitching and hitting are supposed to be in their prime window, outside of JV of course. This team shouldn't suck, but they do. And the reason the fan base is on edge is because if the Astros could keep the run going they would be making some serious history as one of the best dynasties ever in sports. But they're choking it away.

[@georgemead3133]

We've reached the point where talent wise we have peaked and the other teams we have smacked around for a few years have improved, i can safely say i never knew mlb fans could be so jealous and hate filled toward a franchise, one thats always had a decent loyal fan base and team that has always been competitive but mediocre at best for lots of years, last i checked we dont play in the LA or NY leagues, its the NL and the AL, It's great you love your team I get that, but once in a while don't you like to see an underdog or the little guy get his, today's world is all about control in everyday life and in sports It gets to wearing thin , I shouldn't have to be force fed what the national scene and media deems is the latest and greatest, last I checked I also have a mind to make decisions and to like or not like what I want, I am a proud Astros fan and always will be, change sometimes we all fear but it's inevitable , H - town fan base is terrific the teams are competitive and we want to win some titles ,the culture has been built I think the right people are in place ( owners ,coaches personal) for that to happen, the Stros will be fine , and Texans and the Rockets not the bottle rockets lol are fixing to take flight and keep the National scene and media hating the H.

[@hwrk777]

At what point does Espada get replaced?

[@mikewallace9292]

It's funny how the season crane started putting "baseball" guys in the management decisions it all went down hill quick

[@krisg3818]

Here some more stats in the last 30 games the following players batting averages are below .240 altuve bregman Diaz pena tucker singleton. Only 2 players in the last 30 games are hitting above that average yordan and Jake meyers