The Lone Star Series brings brilliant pitching and poor roster construction

The Athletic's Chandler Rome analyzes Jacob deGrom's duel with Astros ace Hunter Brown, the shortcomings of Houston's imbalanced lineup and whether the Astros' hitting coaches should feel any heat in the wake of Alex Bregman's hot start in Boston. Get up to 10 FREE meals and a free high protein item for life at HelloFresh.com/FT10FM . One item per box with active subscription. Free meals applied as a discount on the first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. Download the HOF app and enter code FOUL to get a 7-day free trial + 50% off your first month at hofbets.com Two easy ways to support the show: Leave us a nice rating/review here and SUBSCRIBE to CCT on Youtube! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.