Fister looks ahead after rough end to season

HOUSTON — For Doug Fister, Wednesday’s 12-4 loss to the Mariners was the culmination of everything that’s gone wrong for the veteran right-hander during the month of September.

In just 1 1/3 innings, Fister surrendered five runs on five hits to give Seattle a big lead that the postseason-hopeful Astros ultimately couldn’t overcome in a game they simply couldn’t afford to lose. It was by far Fister’s shortest outing of the season, and it pushed his ERA for September to a whopping 11.74.

“It’s pretty frustrating,” Fister said. “I let the team down. These past couple of starts haven’t gone what I would call my way at all, but it’s not for a lack of effort, lack of work.”

Fister got off to a bad start Wednesday when Norichika Aoki led off the game with a single that deflected off Fister. A walk and three-run blast from Robinson Cano later and the Astros suddenly trailed, 3-0, in the blink of an eye.

“From the get-go, things might be different if the ball …

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