The Astros, who once led the division by seven games, are now in a dead heat with the Mariners with 42 games to go.

I have to be honest, I fully expected Dustin May to suck tonight. There was an undercurrent of anger in my mood all afternoon, and I was dreading what this series could mean for the backend of the road trip.

A two-run deficit turned to seven, fitting for a team that finished squandering its seven-game American League West lead with a lifeless 14-1 loss against Bregman and the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.