Maldonado faces former Astro Hector Rondón, works a 3-2 count pops out to 1st
Springer down 0-2, F8
Altuve refuses to not look at the 3B on every swing.
Altuve with an extra base hit!!!
Altuve takes a mighty swing at a Frisbee slider away, and another, another that he fouls, takes a ball 1-2, FB away, then hits a double into the gap in right center
Good to see that.
Brantley 0-2, 1-2, fouls, FB high 2-2, grounds 5-3
End 7, Astros down 5-3
ok, I’ll attempt to describe that Brantley play:
1-2 count, he gets a piece of the pitch. The ball bounces at his feet and goes up behind him, as he unwinds his backswing the head of the bat comes over the top and finds the ball, knocking it back to Rondón.
Looked like a tennis serve.
Taylor still out there
Walker 5-3
Calhoun homers again to right
6-3
fat slider
Taylor done, Scrubb coming in
Should be pointed out that the AB between these 2 homers from Calhoun was a flyball to the track in right that he got just shade toward on the end of the bat.
Peralta 4-3
Ahmed singles to left
Smith Ks looking at a curveball
6-3 mid 8
Guerra (RHP) on the mound for Arizona
Bregman 4-3 up the shifted middle
Tucker F9
Gurriel 0 for last 10, first pitch 6-3
End 8
7 pitch inning to get 4-5-6 hitters.
Scrubb still in
Varsho Ks looking
Kelly F8