We've been unfortunate against the Astros, and I've seen a lot of them, this year.
They are a top contender, but they have looked bas vs some other teams. Their pen has been horrific, at times.
Verlander ain't coming back.
They are still behind the A's, and went 0-5 vs DET/COL, this year.
Now, the scary part.
They have 7 regulars with an OPS over .800- in a season where .800 is the new .900.
They have 8 guys over .775.
If Castro is in the line-up, they have 9 guys over .775
(I did not count Castro due to his 59 PA sample size, but all the others have 120+ PAs and are top 10 in PAs on the team.)
Without Verlander, they still have 5 starters with an ERA under 3.76 (4 are under .338).
Only their pen has awful numbers.