Straight up flail on 0-0 with runner on third.
Wonderful.
B2:
Chapman…called strike…ball outside…foul…fouled back…strikes out looking at a curve at the knees…Chapman bitches about it
B2:
Canha…ball up…called strike…called strike right down the pipe…strikes out swinging in the dirt, 2-3 to complete the putout.
B2:
Grossman…ball way outside…ball up…crushes a home run to RF
1-0 A’s
Welp. Game over.
It’s almost like you should punish fat pitches right down the middle on hitter’s counts instead of just taking meaty fastballs.
If we had 13 innings we might be able to match that number.
B2:
Piscotty…fouled back…fouled back…dribbles one up the 1B line, Javier gets over throws him out…1-3
1-0 A’s
In Javier’s defense…not a single Astros would have swung at a 2-0 fastball right down the center square. Perhaps he didn’t realize it was legal.
T3:
Straw grounds out 6-3 on the first pitch
T3:
Maldonado…called strike in the other batter’s box…called strike…swings and misses at a pitch in his eyes off the plate.
When does Alverez show up?
Anybody who doesn’t throw Maldonado high fastballs hasn’t been paying attention.
T3:
Altuve…swings through a changeup…fouled straight back…swings at a pitch over his head and grounds out 4-3
1-0 A’s
I’m assuming 2021.
B3:
Kemp…takes a strike on the inside…takes a good bender for strike two…ball up…ball outside…ball way inside…full up…ball four down…leadoff walk to the 8 hole hitter
B3:
Allen…foul…ball outside…swing and a miss…strikes out swinging
B3:
Semien…takes a ball down, that pitch has been a strike all game…takes a strike for ball two…jeez…ball up…strike down the middle…fouled back…full count…ball outside…walk…Kemp to 2B
B3:
Laureano…called strike…ball inside…foul…foul…ball down and out…foul…strikes out swinging
What the hell are the A’s doing?