Back to back to back Little League fuck ups, and you’re chasing a run in the 9th
One pitch, one out
Tucker walks, Gurriel singles…two on, one out
Diaz pops out on a pitch 3 ft off the plate.
Matijevic to pinch hit
Pinch hitting JJ here is a “you see Strawberry, this pitcher is right handed” move.
Matijevic flies out
Shitshow complete.
The Astros fucked around and found out.
Fuck, talk about giving a game away to an inferior team…
That 4th inning was the worse played inning since 2012.
That 3 runs for Oakland actually improves their average at home.
Top 9.
Trevino RHP in for A’s
Bregman flies out to center on 1st pitch
Tucker swings and misses at low change up, looks at ball one (same pitch) , looks at FB low outside corner for strike 2, bounces a breaking ball, missed outside with a curve (3-2), fouls off low FB, walks on outside breaking ball.
Gurriel singles to right with inside out swing, Tucker to second.
Diaz - swings (for the fences) and misses slider, breaking ball outside for ball 1, fouls off FB (1-2), pops up to second on a slider that looked outside.
Matijevic pinch hits for McCormack - F8.
A’s 3, Astros 2 final. complete game loss for Valdez.
This entire last week has had a bunch of subpar defense. I hope they get it out of their system soon.
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The Astros continue to do everything they can to foster my impression that they can have the tendency to play up (or down) to the competition.