Astros report: Humber remains winless despite three strong outings
Philip Humber hasn’t pitched this well in two seasons. And he still doesn’t have a win to show for it. The 30-year-old righthander allowed two runs and seven hits while striking out four and walking one in seven strong innings of the Astros’ 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on Sunday. Humber threw better and sharper than L.A. lefthander C.J. Wilson, who needed 115 pitches to make it through six innings. But Wilson received the victory, and Humber (0-3) took the loss, which makes the former Rice standout one of the best winless pitchers in baseball. “Aw, man. Humber was outstanding,” Astros manager Bo Porter. “He [...]
