Outstanding!!!
Peña with a sac fly. 5-0 Astros!
Lee and Castro are now tied in RBI
Lee needs only a triple and a home run for the cycle.
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Bottom 7
Odorizzi still pitching
Murphy singles to right
Vogt strikes out
Piscotty 6-4, ball comes out of Altuve’s hand, no throw to first
Kemp pops up.
Astros 5, A’s 0.
Heck of a game by JakeO.
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That’s probably all for Jakey O. Seven scoreless and 98 pitches.
Niiiiiiiiice!!!
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Tucker with a fly ball that drifts just past the centerfielder’s glove over the fence. 6-0 Astros.
Even adjusting for the fact that it’s the A’s, a job well done.
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Not a great 1-2 pitch there, Phil.
Bottom 8
Maton pitching
Bolt grounds out 3U
Allen K
Machin HR to right (hanging breaking ball)
Laureano 6-3
Astros 6 A’s 1.
Top 9
Pruitt pitching
Lee singles up the middle
Dubon (in for Altuve) hits into 6-4-3
Pena f8
Astros 6 A’s 1.
That’s a winner!
Bottom 9
Abreu pitching (somewhat wildly)
Brown Ks swinging on high cheese after getting to full count.
Murphy Ks swinging on low breaking ball.
Vogt pops up to second.
Ballgame. Astros 6. A’s 1.
Stros have juggled the rotation a bit for Tuesday and beyond (JV moved back, Framber moved up):
I love what they are doing to try to stretch out Verlander. What a tricky management process; evaluating the value of the regular starts that keep a pitcher sharp vs. the value of him being strong/capable for the postseason vs. the mechanical limitations of a pitcher in the first year coming off of TJS. I’m glad I am not having to make those decisions…
My guess is he has a lot of input as they make those decisions.
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