Houston had decent starters this year and got 881 innings from them (3.60 ERA, low FIP, 2nd most IP among starters). It's just Greinke fell apart in the 2nd half, McCullers is out, Garcia is now hurt. Most of their kid starters are highly regarded. Red Sox, otoh, really fumbled around with starters. They probably benefited fromSale coming back when Richards cooled, and together they complemented Eovaldi. Rodriguez was mostly healthy and good, then there were swing guys like Pivetta and Houck.
