They try. Sometimes, they get close. Mostly they just fail. The Astros took a 5-4 lead against the Boston Red Sox into the top of the ninth inning Wednesday at Minute Maid Park. A David Ortiz leadoff single and Jonny Gomes walk on a 3-2 pitch followed. Then Stephen Drew blasted an 0-1, 78 mph Josh Fields curveball into the right-field stands, turning a potential series win for the Astros into another late-game meltdown. The Red Sox won 7-5 and took the series Wednesday before an announced crowd of 22,205. “It’s one of those where you sit there and ask yourself, ‘Can you do something different?’ … It’s just another [...]