ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Astros lack consistent hitting and regularly suffer from poor run production. They also have routinely run themselves into easy outs during their eight-game road trip. Sunday against the Rangers, the Astros ended three innings with baserunning outs and lost a tight 5-4 game. Wednesday, the Astros recorded the second out during a potential breakout second inning when J.D. Martinez was tagged out at home after pitcher Jordan Lyles delivered a bunt down the first-base line. The Astros scored two runs during the frame and proceeded to load the bases after Martinez’s safety-squeeze out. But Jose Altuve flied out to end the frame and the potential [...]