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Wild Card Chances: Astros vs. rest of NL

Today, one of the columnists from Baseball For Thought wrote about the NL Wild Card race. He compared the Reds, Giants, Phillies, Marlins, Padres and Astros.

On the 'Stros, he wrote:

Why they wouldn't cut it in the AL: In 15 starts this season, Roger Clemens has a 2.27 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP, and opponents are hitting .228 against him. And he has six wins. Six wins! With those stats he should have twice that many. It appears the Astros' hitters are allergic to giving him run support. And they might have those small seasonal allergies for the rest of their pitching staff. Thus, it's no surprise they are last in the NL in batting average, and have barely scored more runs than the Brewers.

Why they might still make it in the NL: They came out of nowhere last year and ended up in the World Series. They have basically the same team, and they're pitching is only getting better. Oh, and they have this guy on their team named Lance Berkman, too.

It's pretty good. You can read the rest here.