Astros go in order in the first
After two quick outs, Gusto with a BB, BB, and HBP. Inning finally ends with a slow chopper to 3B.
No score after one
I think he had Reynolds struck out too on the check swing (on the pitch not the swing) but I’m not the ump
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Yeah, that should have been strike three. But he can’t melt down like that over a borderline call.
Caratini with a 2-out double
Jake grounds out to end the Astros’ second. No score
I remember Brian Reynolds being a guy I’d have loved the Stros to trade for…oh well
Peña with a blue star play!
Pirates challenging lay at 1B…pretty close…really close…overturned. Infield hit for Pham
Double puts Pirates at 2B and 3B
IKF grounds out 6-3, Pham scores
Cruz with an infield single. Rodriguez to 3B
Cruz easily swipes 2B
Cruz vs Astros battery is a massive mismatch
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McCutcheon flies out F7, Rodriguez scores
Cruz doesn’t seem to have a weakness. Maybe plate discipline?
Reynolds down on strikes to end the inning
But a couple of soft contact infield hits bites Gusto. 2-0 Pirates.
the inability to make contact is the only real red-flag on him: 180 K in 600 PA last season
He swings right through a lot of pitches in the zone. Doesn’t chase that much, walks a lot, but it seems like once he’s decided he should swing, he’s just going all-out for damage rather than contact. And boy does he do damage when he connects.
He’s struck out 75 times in 53 games. He makes Jose Altuve look downright selective.