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Joe Espada Vows Astros Will Answer Pain of Missing Postseason

Espada admitted Houston’s October absence stung. “It was not easy sitting at home, watching postseason from the couch,” he said after the Astros’ first playoff miss since 2016. He expects it to fuel a response: “This will put a chip on our shoulders… we know we are a postseason team,” adding that fans, players and organization “deserve” playoff baseball.