What’s going on with the Houston Astros? And can they turn it around before it’s too late? WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

Over the past decade, few things in baseball have been more reliable than the success of the Houston Astros. Since 2017, the Stros have the second-most wins in MLB, and in that span, the orange-and-navy juggernaut became the first franchise to make seven consecutive American League Championship Series. They’ve appeared in four Fall Classics along the way, winning in 2017 and 2022.

The Astros have been the sun rising and setting, the tides crashing against the shore. All October roads have led to and run through Houston. It’s the closest thing to a dynasty that baseball has seen since the late-‘90s New York Yankees. José Altuve, Alex Bregman, Justin Verlander, Yordan Álvarez, Kyle Tucker, Framber Valdez: These are some of the names and faces that have defined this era of playoff baseball.

But now, for the first time in a long time, there appears to be darkness at the end …