Simple Explanation for our bad play against bad teams

This is clearly a team that is set up to excel when it matters most. The Astros took personal offense to the previous series so it mattered a ton. They played out of their minds. Terrible team? Doesn’t matter beyond wins and losses. In the next couple of games, maybe even next game, they will kick into survival mode and all of a sudden start dominating again. They’re built to do exactly that.