‘We don’t need boos’: Astros players frustrated as own fans turn on them in playoffs

Houston announce crowd of 34,011 for playoff openerPlayers criticize boos during 6-3 defeat by White SoxAstros are first division winner with .500 or worse markThe crowd at Daikin Park was surprisingly sparse as the Houston Astros – baseball’s first division winner with a .500 or worse record – opened their AL wildcard series with a 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.Large swaths of seats, especially in the upper deck, sat empty while right-hander AJ Blumbaugh delivered the game’s first pitch at 4.10pm. The bottom two levels were much fuller than the upper deck, but many seats in the lower two decks were also empty. Continue reading...

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