Astros miss the playoffs – is Houston’s dynasty officially over?

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Houston had another season marred by abundant injuries. Listen Audio Embed PopupThe Astros season came to an end Sunday as Houston missed the playoffs by one game with an 87-75 record (the best record of any team that did not make the postseason). This year, according to Spotrac, the Astros had 26 injured players — that's the size of an entire roster. They averaged 92.5 days on the injured list for players like Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Pena, Isaac Paredes, and Jake Myers. Houston Matters host Craig Cohen talks it over (in the video and audio above) with Jeff Balke, co-host of the Bleav in Astros podcast.