About this episode

The episode discusses the Astros' recent struggles, focusing on Tatsuya Imai's performance and the impact of Jeremy Pena's absence on the team's offense.

Tatsuya Imai's latest worrisome start was the lowlight of a rough series against the Twins. With Jeremy Pena on the shelf again, can a thin offense rise to the occasion to offset an embattled starting rotation? Why the Astros should be taking notes during the Rays series.

People in this episode

Host: Stone Cold Stros

Topics covered

• Astros performance
• baseball analysis
• offensive struggles
• starting rotation
• team strategy

Keywords

• Astros
• Tatsuya Imai
• Jeremy Pena
• Twins
• Rays
• baseball
• starting rotation

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Organizations: Astros, Rays, Twins

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