Other than the last two games, thank goodness for the Astros’ offense. They have been raking this season.
Vazquez tries to help out his pitchers with a bases clearing double, and we’ve got a brand new ballgame*
(* brand new, except we’re already into our “bullpen” in the first inning)
Can we get 50 pitches out of Okert? Asking for a friend.
Altuve got fucked by not being able to challenge.
Joe Espada apparently didn’t like the fact Okert had a 1-2-3 inning. Weiss now in.
He’s saving Okert for tomorrow.
Who the fuck is this Wednesday Afternoon Strip Club DJ in the booth right now?
Marketing?
1 pitch away from a clean inning and now Weiss is shitting all over himself with 2 outs.
Presumably.
Oops, that was a lie. Only 1 out.
Craig Reynolds.
The M’s fan jumping out of his seat for a routine fly to right should get kicked out of his seat on general principles.
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Weiss pitches himself in to and out of trouble in the bottom of the 3rd.
3-3 End 3.
I’ll try a little pbp to see if I can create a little juice for this dessicated husk of a baseball team.
Loperfido takes a ball in. Strike on the outside corner. In, ball 2. Ball down. 3-1. RIPPED up the middle for a single.
Vasquez up with Loperfido on 1st. Vasquez is the offensive hero so far with all 3 Astro RBIs with the bases juiced and 2 outs in the first..
Takes a strike. Sweeper way out, 1-1. Throw to first, not close. Ball, out. 2-1. Ball 2 inches above the zone called a strike. Astros, unsurprisingly, are already out of challenges, so OH FUCKING WELL. 2-2.Yanked foul. fastball out, 3-2.Pickoff attempt, a little closer. Vasquez swings at a pitch at his fucking chin, Loperfido going. Called safe, but looks like the Mariners got him.
Review: Play is pretty close. The throw was awful but Loperfido didn’t get a very good jump. This is taking forever. Runner is out.
2 outs, nobody on for the top of the order. FUCKING PEACHY.
So the Astros are down like 8 challenges to 0 now?
Pena fouls back the first pitch, 0-1. Fouled off his leg, quickly down 0-2. Low, ball 1. Another foul. Humpty Dumpty calls time and heads to the mound.
This team is irredeemably baseball stupid. Among other things.