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- Updated: August 4, 2016
HOUSTON — After dropping a second straight low-scoring game to Toronto, 3-1, on Wednesday night, the Astros see just how hard it is to win when you have a hard time scoring.
In their last 51 innings, the Astros have scored six times while striking out 53 times, a big reason why they have lost five of their last six.
“This is a dry spell for us,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “Right now you’ve got some guys grinding mentally and physically, and they’re trying to do too much and ultimately not finding the results.”
Batting average has never been a strong suit for the Astros, who rank 26th in the Majors in that category (.242), but the bottom part of the lineup has particularly struggled recently. After Wednesday’s loss, in which they went a combined 1-for-18, Colby Rasmus, Evan Gattis, Preston Tucker, A.J. Reed and Jake Marisnick are batting a combined .190.
“I see some guys that are carrying a little extra baggage around,” Hinch …
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