HOUSTON – For an idea of just how desperate times are these days, Adolis Garcia, purveyor of one of baseball’s mightiest swings, led off the sixth inning Thursday with a bunt single, a career-first.
Not a bad bunt, either, though you can’t discount the shock factor.
Even though the Rangers had been on a hitting tear in their four-game winning streak, which the Astros snapped with a 5-1 win before 34,593 at Minute Maid Park, they’ve been in a tough slog all season. Maybe you’ve noticed. Never has the Mendoza line looked so unapproachable.
