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Here’s why the Astros need not be afraid of the Rangers

The Astros are in the thick of an important series with the Texas Rangers. Should the two teams meet in the postseason, the Astros certainly have one big advantage.

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman is clearly not a fan of pitching at Minute Maid Park, and his reputation for getting blown up by the Astros could come back to haunt the Rangers in the postseason.

Chapman's stats make it seem like he's a different pitcher when he faces Houston.

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A lot of the issues that have plagued the Astros this season were on full display on Monday night, as the team coughed up a 2-run lead in the ninth to fall to the Orioles, 8-7.

Houston had a chance to tie the game up in the bottom of the ninth with a runner on third base and only one out. But as we've seen over the course of the season, the club wasn't able to get a timely hit in a big spot and it cost them big.

With the Astros scratching and clawing to win the division this year with only 11 games left, we wonder, where does most of the blame fall for the team's performance this season?

If we assigned a percentage of blame to these three categories (underperformance, injuries, Dusty Baker's lineup decisions) how would we divvy it up?

Plus, with so many fans and media calling for Dusty Baker to be fired, we have to wonder. Would a different manager fix what's been ailing the Astros this season?

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