7/20 Astros @ Kansas City

Brantley flies to left on the first pitch, 1 out.

Yuli takes up, 1-0. Breaker on the outside corner, strike 1. Yuli chases low and fouls it back, 1-2. Swings at one letter high and fouls it back. Slaps one to 3rd, Franco sails the throw but it stays in play. E-5, Yuli on 1st.

First baseman didnā€™t make much of a play on that throw.

Correa takes one just off the plate, strike 1. Pickoff, not close. Swings at a breaker off the outside corner, 0-2. Way up, ball 1. Up again, 2-2. Swings at another one off the outside corner, 2 outs.

Red Dawg!!!

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Reddick takes a breaker sweeping off the outside corner, ball 1. Out again, 2-0. Yanks one on the inside corner to right, back and GONE!!! WOOOOOOOO!

3-0 Astros

Diaz fouls one off, 0-1. Bounced, 1-1. Low. Bounced. 3-1. Just up, ball 4. Diaz to first, 2 outs.

Machete!!!

Maldonado up, takes low. Out, ball 2. Chases a heater off the outside corner, 2-1. Right down the pipe, slapped foul, 0-2. Pickoff, not close. Out, and Perez attempted to pull that one back from about 6 inches off the plate. Count is full. Diaz is off MALDONADO HAMMERS ONE TO LEFT! WAY GONE!

5-0 Astros

Chases Montgomery

Montgomery sent to the showers. 2 outs in the top of the 4th, 5-0 Astros.

Reddick 385 to central right.

Maldonadoā€™s was center cut cutterā€¦ And we donā€™t get any stats on it. Thanks guys.

Kevin McCarthy on to pitch for the Royals.

Springer takes ball 1 out. Low, ball 2. Bounced, ball 3. Catches the corner, strike 1. 3-1 pitch probably caught the zone, but Perez dropped it, walk.

2 outs.

Altuve takes apparently low, looked knee high to me, ball 1. Chases one for no fucking reason off the outside corner and dribbles it to the pitcher, 1-3.

Mid 4

5-0 Astros

Good to see that Altuve has his frustrating swinging at terrible pitches in hitterā€™s counts in mid-season form already.

Dozier, Soler, Perez due up in the bottom of the inning.

Dozier takes a breaker in. Breaker on the outside corner, 1-1. Fouled fastball on the inside corner, 1-2. Change up at the knees, SWINGANNAMISS, 1 out.

Soler ball out outside, On the knees, strike one. Swings through a 2 seamer, 1-2. Inside, 2-2. McCullers is working pretty quickly. Swings over a heater, PONCHE! 2 outs.

Well shit

Perez low and in, ball one. Yanked that one, 2-0. Change up at the knees inside corner yanked down the left field line and just sneaks it over the fence about 5 feet from the foul pole.

5-1 Astros.