Astros' walk issues make MLB history that bodes poorly for postseason bid
This is a massive issue for the Astros that does not bode well for this season.
Astros' walk issues make MLB history that bodes poorly for postseason bid originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Houston Astros are off to a very shaky start to the 2026 MLB season.
They're currently last in the AL West with a 6-10 record, and that doesn't even tell the full story. Houston has allowed 101 runs this season, and the pitching staff is extremely banged up. Hunter Brown, Cristian Javier, Tatsuya Imai, and others are hurt already this season.
As @astros_numbers shared on Twitter/x from Baseball Reference and Stathead, the Astros have joined some less-than-ideal company thanks to their walk issues, which does not bode well for Houston making the postseason this year. Astros join MLB history that bodes poorly for postseason "The 2026 Astros are the 11th team dating back to 1898 to issue at least 96 unintentional walks in the first 16 games of a season," @astros_numbers shared. "FYI, only one team (1925 St.
Louis Browns) finished with a winning record, and none qualified for the postseason. " Across Major League Baseball history since 1898, out of the 10 teams that have walked at least 96 batters through 16 games, only one finished with a winning record, while not a single team has made the postseason. Houston's pitching issues this year have been highlighted by their walk problems.