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The Houston Astros have lost six straight games and Carlos Correa was blunt in his layman’s 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 losing streak has left them last in the American League West.
“I don’t want to attribute our failures to injuries. Our failures are because we are playing shitty 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 striking out during the third inning against the Athletics in West Sacramento, California, on April 5, 2026. (Sara Nieves/AP Photo)
While Correa doesn’t attribute the team’s problems to injuries, the lineup and pitching staff have been devastated by them to start the season.
The Astros on Monday placed All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña on the 10-day disabled list with a hamstring strain and rookie right-hander Tatsuya Imai on the 15-day disabled list with right arm fatigue. Since the start of the season, the team has placed starting pitcher Cristian Javier (Grade 2 right shoulder strain), outfielder Jake Meyers (Grade 2 right oblique strain) and Hunter Brown (Grade 2 right shoulder strain) on the disabled list.
They were already without star closer Josh Hader in the bullpen, who was placed on the disabled list in late March with left biceps tendonitis.
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Houston Astros second baseman José Altuve and third baseman Carlos Correa watch the final inning of their loss to the A’s at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, on April 3, 2026. (D. Ross Cameron/Image Images)
Astros manager Joe Espada promised that the team will fight through its current difficulties.
“We’ll get through this,” Espada said. “But I’m doing well. I just don’t like it when our players get hurt. They work so hard in the offseason to get back into shape, and the expectations are that we go out and perform and get back to the postseason, and it makes it hard for our guys to take hits. But we’ll fight through this.”
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Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros swings his bat as he rounds 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, has been one of the few Astros players who has been immune to the team’s early-season struggles, batting .291 with one home run and nine RBIs while playing strong defense at both shortstop and third base.
The Astros (6-11) will look to turn things around when they play the Colorado Rockies (6-10) on Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET.
