Astros @ Mariners, Sept 1, 2021

Kelenic

Strikes out looking

Nice job by Jake to work out of his self-induced mess

Top 3

Maldonado pops out to France

Altuve

Doubles off the left-field wall.

SWING THE FUCKING BAT!!!

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The Astrosā€™ hitting coach is an idiot.

Brantley

Grounds out to 2B, Altuve to 3B

Correa

Crawford robs Correa of an RBI single. Inning over.

I swear, if I had a nickel for every time these slapdicks took a centercut fastball 2-0 or 3-1, I could buy the fucking team.

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Donā€™t forget about looking at first-pitch fastballs down the middle.

You only get a penny for those and thatā€™s only if the previous two guys also stared wonderingly at a first pitch get me over fastball.

Taking the first pitch doesnā€™t bother me near as much. But whatever happened to ā€œI was just looking for a pitch I could handleā€? Did you not think you could handle a meatball right down the fucking center of the plate?

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Bot 3

Murphy

Flies out to center

I agree that itā€™s not as annoying as taking a meatball in a hittersā€™ count. Thereā€™s no excuse for not swinging in those situations.

Crawford

Flies out to Brantley in LF

Haniger

Strikes out swinging

Thereā€™s a nickel.

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Top 4

Alvarez

Strikes out swinging

Gurriel

Pops out to Toro

Bregman

Flies out to center