The strategic play here is a three run home run. Don’t want Tucker to overdo it on the base paths.
Peña grounds into 6-4-3 double play
1-0 Astros
Man, the field looks terrible. Would it kill them to limit its use to baseball during the season?
Phuket Pfaadt
4-pitch walk to Walker
Suárez down on strikes
I said the same thing elsewhere and was told they put down new grass during the roadtrip.
Middle of four…1-0 Astros
Doesn’t mean it took root.
Nope. It does indeed look horrible.
Singleton caught looking.
Gamel lines out to RCF at the wall.
Good grief, Chas.
Chas strikes out swinging at ball five in the 1B dugout
End of four…still 1-0
Correct me if I’m wrong, but McCormick has been in the lineup every day since he got optioned to AAA.
Things would probably be different if Jake weren’t on paternity leave.
Framber with a 1-2-3 inning. Halfway home…1-0 Astros
It’s just weird that they decided that McCormick was so bad that they’re going to sign Jason Heyward and demote him, and then start him every game.
I need more cognac.
Dubon with a leadoff single…his second hit of the night.