Astros made impossible baseball history not done in last 73 years
Houston might turn things around soon.
Astros made impossible baseball history not done in last 73 years originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Houston Astros ' turnaround may have already begun with a 7-6 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
But it's worth noting that before that, the Astros were making some improbable baseball history. Through April 13, the Astros had the worst record in MLB at 6-11. They had also scored the most runs in the league.
The Houston Astros now have sole possession of the worst record in MLB at 6-11 while having scored the most runs in MLB. There is no way this has ever happened at any point in a season before @realapp pic. twitter.
com/9RRpGKk0tf ā AT (@BaseballWRLD_) April 13, 2026 MORE: Blue Jays' Ernie Clement is a battle between old-school and new-age baseball Clearly, the bottom half of that above graphic shows the problem -- the Astros had allowed the most runs in the league, too, more than they had scored. It's still an incredibly rare feat. Teams that score the most runs in the league rarely have issues.