Always look on the bright side of LIFE!
While the Astros are in the throws of another slow start, despite some recent success there aren’t many Astros fans who see any trends going in the right direction. The Clubhouse would tell you a different. Here are a few of those bright spots:
- We recently heard Spencer Arrighetti speak up and say that there was no quit in the clubhouse.
“I know it sounds dumb to say where we were sitting right now,” Arrighetti said, “but this is a really special group, and I really believe in every single player that’s in this locker room right now, and I think we need to take it a little more personally.
“I’m sure there’s stuff being said right now that makes it seem bleak. I don’t think it feels that way in here.”
Quote taken from Chandler Rome, The Athletic from his article written on May 29, 2026.
Spencer Arrighetti is a BIG part of the Houston Astros staff in 2026, and in the absence of Hunter Brown due to his IL stint, Arrighetti has taken the bull by the horns. You need young players to step up, especially when it’s your veterans who have been injured, or not been performing up to par.
Overall his numbers are impressive despite being considered the luckiest pitcher in 2026, sometimes its better to be lucky than good? I know even Spencer knows where he stands and the kid will, in my eyes see where the league is looking to exploit him, so he can continue his success.
2nd Bright Spot: Yordan Alvarez
Despite not having the eye popping numbers he did in the previous month he is still the only hitter to have an OPS over 1.000, tied for 2nd (at the time of this article) in Home Runs in the AL, leads in many key offensive categories, and allows other hitters in the lineup to get better pitches through out the game. Not to mention how well he does when he faces a pitcher for the 2nd time.
Numbers calculated May 28, 2026 by Locked on Astros.
3rd Bright Spot: The Astros are playing better baseball as the season progresses.
The Houston Astros record by month:
March 4-2
April 8-18
May 15-14
You may not think much about a club that is one game over .500 in a month, and probably should have at least 5 more wins in the W column. The fact that they did this, with players being out, getting players off the IL, as well back up players becoming starters, and the pitching starting to turn things around. I would say the trend is welcomed in Astros nation.
A second part to the 3rd Bright Spot is the runs given up has gone down. This is one of those good news/bad news kind of bits, just hear me out. April their totals were 129 Runs Scored and 166 Runs against, moving into May the run production slowed down, where they only had 103 runs scored, but also only gave up 110 runs against. I see this as a very positive thing, also recently the runs have started to tick up.
The fact that baseball is a 162 game season, where our favorite team is entrenched in a weak division as well sub .500 league in the A.L. should give some hope to the Astros fanbase. I would say that it does still seem very bleak when it comes to chances at a playoff run or even a deep playoff run, but we are only this far into the season, 61 games completed. with 101 games left.
Why all the fuss? Always Positive, Always Stros guy?
Well I have been with this team since I was 2 years old, no I wasn’t checking box scores then, but I have seen far more losing seasons than I have seen winning. I do believe that a healthy lineup, with a healthy starting rotation and back end bullpen, can yield solid results. I am not calling the Mayor for a parade route, I am also not willing to say they are 100% not going to make the playoffs. Here is what I am saying.
1. You’re getting Josh Hader and Hunter Brown back real soon. That is improvement.
2. You have Yordan Alvarez, Christian Walker and Jeremy Pena to anchor this offense.
3. Jose Altuve I believe will come back motivated to hit the ball, he’s inching closer to 3,000 and we all know he wants that.
4. Spencer Arrighetti, Tatsuya Imai, Kai Wei Teng, Peter Lambert and Co. are looking to continiue their improving performances on the mound.
Now with this being said, there are many things that HAVE to go right. I understand that, but to sit here and say there is no way, shows that maybe you haven’t observed enough up and down Astros baseball. So this is what I ask of you. Sit back, enjoy the wins when they come. Don’t focus on the standings, and hope that the team can find a month like June where they can capitalize on their opponents. In June the Astros face the: Pirates, Athletics, Angels, Royals, Tigers Guardians, Blue Jays, Tigers again, then the Twins.
What do you predict they will do in June. I if I am going to take the optimist and say they go 16-8, The realist approach would be more like 13-11, So tell me what will their June record be?
