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The Houston Astros have lost six straight games and Carlos Correa was blunt in his profane assessment of the team’s recent play.
The Astros lost 6-2 to the Seattle Mariners on Monday at T-Mobile Park, the final game of a four-game sweep by their American League West rivals. It was their eighth loss in their last nine games, and the skid dropped them to last place in the AL West.
“I don’t want to tie our failures to injuries. Our failures are because we play baseball. We are a good club that plays bad baseball,” Correa said via MLB.com.
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Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros reacts after being thrown out during the third inning against the Athletics in West Sacramento, California on April 5, 2026. (Sara Nevis/AP Photo)
Although Correa doesn’t attribute the team’s struggles to injuries, the lineup and pitching staff were ravaged by them early in the season.
The Astros placed All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña on the 10-day injured list with a hamstring strain and rookie right-hander Tatsuya Imai on the 15-day injured list with right arm strain on Monday. Since the start of the season, the team has placed starting pitcher Cristian Javier (Grade 2 right shoulder sprain), outfielder Jake Meyers (Grade 2 right oblique sprain), Hunter Brown (Grade 2 right shoulder sprain) on the injured list.
They were already without star Josh Hader in the bullpen, who was placed on IL in late March with left biceps tendonitis.
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Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and third baseman Carlos Correa watch the final inning of their loss to the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California on April 3, 2026. (D. Ross Cameron/Imagn Images)
Astros manager Joe Espada promised the team would fight through its current struggles.
“We’re going to get through this,” Espada said. “But I’m OK. I just don’t like it when our players are hurt. They work really hard in the offseason to get back in shape, and the expectations are that we go out there and perform and get back to the playoffs, and that makes it tough to see our guys get beat up. But we’ll fight through it.”
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Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros flips his bat while rounding the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Boston Red Sox in the fifth inning in Houston, Texas on April 1, 2026. (Michael Wyke/AP Photo)
Correa, a three-time All-Star, was one of the few Astros players who was immune to the team’s early season struggles, hitting .291 with a home run and nine RBIs while playing solid defense at shortstop and third base.
The Astros (6-11) will look to turn things around when they take on the Colorado Rockies (6-10) on Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET.
