Rubber match in Minneapolis
T1:
Altuve lines the first to LF for a leadoff single.
T1:
Brantley…takes strike one…takes strike two…doubles down the RF line, Altuve to 3B
Uncle Mike…0-2…in the rocking chair. What a hitter.
T1:
Bregman flies out F7, Altuve tags and scores on the sac fly
T1:
Alvarez flies out F7
Already better than last night.
T1:
Gurriel…0-2…1-2…2-2…strikes out swinging
Astros grab a 1-0 lead
Yeah, was hoping for a crooked number there, but scoring is a good start.
B1:
Polanco grounds out 5-3
B1:
Donaldson…3-0…walks
Dotted the first pitch and got hosed, then not in the same zip code x 3.
B1:
Cruz flies out F8 on the first pitch
Dude.
That’s a strike.
B1:
Refsnyder grounds out 6-3
1-0 Astros
Tiny, tiny zone today. We might be here a while.
Unless you’re an Astro. Yuli got called on one 4 inches inside
You’d think being dressed in all black with a mask and chest protector with a June sun beating down on you would loosen things up a bit.
What a jerk.
Now that’s a strike.
T2:
I went to pee and someone made an out. Quickly.