Correa drills a single into right
Diaz pops out to third
[*home plate umpire Jim Reynolds walks off field to Astros dugout for water…is convinced to remove self from game…Tony Randazzo to take over as home plate ump…delay]
Meyers [*1-1 count] drills a deflected single into center. Correa thrown out attempting third base. Meyers to second.
Castro, who cannot hit a Brady Singer fastball, k’s swinging on his 104th pitch
On to the top of the 6th…
The out really changes the inning.
I would like to have given Taylor Jones the chance to hit with two runners on base.
Garcia kinda does they Hokey Pokey in his wind-up.
Yep, perfect throw.
Merrifield k’s swinging
Lopez grounds out 5-3
Perez k’s swinging.
Garcia in charge.
And on to the bottom of the 6th…
I remember Sunday. A shutout 6 innings is only a start.
[Ervin Santana relieves Singer]
Jones K’s swinging
Altuve grounds out 6-3
Brantley lines out to right.
And on to the top of the 7th
Florabama in for some reason.
Pitch count, I guess.
Dusty woke up and decided he needed to do something.
[Garcia at 75 pitches] [Stanek warming]
Benintendi pops out to center
Dozier singles into left
O’Hearn K’s swinging
[Stanek relieves Garcia]
Taylor k’s swinging
And on to the bottom of the 7th…
I wonder how Baggie would be as a manager.
Alvarez pops out to right
Gurriel rolls out 6-3
Correa, who needs another dinger for a round 20, walks.
Diaz ropes a single into left, Correa to 2nd
[Davis warming]
Meyers k’s swinging
And on to the top of the 8th…
Guess Graveman ain’t the 8th inning guy.
WTF.
Stanek walks the 9-hole hitter with one out.
Can the Astros turn all pitching-related decisions over to Brent Strom, ASAP?
Rivera does have their best batting average, I was just wondering why he was in the 9 hole. Not many ABs?
Dyson grounds out 6-3 into the shift
Rivera walks
Merrifield grounds into a 1-4-3 dp
And on we go to the bottom of the 8th…