This HPU has been pretty rusty with balls and strikes when Altuve has been in the box tonight.
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Uncle Mike!!
No doubt that Uncle Mike would be ready
B5:
Diaz singles to LF
Maldonado…0-2…grounds to 3B, who promptly throw it into RF…Diaz to 3B and Maldonado reaches on the TE-5
Springer taps back to the mound on the first pitch, out 1-3, Maldonado to 2B
Altuve…quickly down 0-2…singles to deep SS, Diaz scores, Maldonado to 3B
And that chases Gonzales…Zac Grotz now on the hill…
Bregman…takes a ball for strike one…takes a ball for strike two…lines one to RF, right fielder dives, can’t make the catch, Maldonado scores, Altuve to 2B
Brantley homers to RF…Altuve scores, Bregman scores
Gurriel grounds out 5-3
Correa pops out F4
But the Astros do a little damage, lead 6-2
T6:
Long singles to CF
White…0-2…strikes out swinging
Seager…3-0…3-1…3-2…grounds into 5-6-3 double play into the shift
6-2 Astros
Having baseball back ain’t bad, even if it’s fked up
You should join us on Zoom. It’s fucked up too
Someone DM the link
B6:
Misiewicz in for the Mariners…
Reddick grounds out 3-1
Toro, pinch hitting for Diaz…doubles to LF
Maldonado…full up…singles to RF, Toro scores
Maldonado to 2B on a wild pitch
Springer…full count…pops up F2 in foul territory
Altuve…flailing wildly at pitches in the dirt…1-2…2-2…3-2…strikes out swinging at a pitch in the dirt
7-2 Astros
Neil is gonna send it
T7:
Devo in for the Astros
Lewis strikes out swinging
Vogelbach strikes out swinging
Nola…3-0…3-1…3-2…doubles to LF
Marmalejos…3-0…3-1…3-2…strikes out swinging
At the stretch…7-2 Astros
B7:
Edwards in for the M’s
Bregman bounces out weakly 4-3
Brantley…3-0…walks
Gurriel grounds into 5-4 FC, Brantley out at 2B
Correa skies one to LF…hits the roof and drops in LF…Gurriel scores, Correa credited with a double
Reddick grounds out 4-3 in RF
8-2 Astros
T8:
Taylor in for the Astros
Crawford flies out F7
Lopes, pinch hitting for Smith…grounds out 6-3
Long grounds out 4-3
8-2 Astros
That was the first time I’ve seen Taylor. He kind of looks like he stepped off of a soap opera set. He definitely TCBed that inning.
B8:
Ramirez in for the M’s
Toro…3-0…walks
Maldonado…0-2…1-2…2-2…strikes out swinging
Springer…works the count full…walks, Toro to 2B
Altuve…0-2…flies out F8
Bregman strikes out swinging on a half swing in the dirt
To the 9th…Astros up 8-2
T9:
Paredes will try to close it out
White chops a slow roller to 3B, Bregman bare hands it, but can’t get the speedy White…infield single
Seager…full count…flies out F7
Lewis lines out to 2B
White takes 2B uncontested
Vogelbach…full count…grounds out 4-3
Astros win the opener!! 8-2 is the final
Sorry I dropped the zoom. I let the battery die on the tablet. Thanks, Neil.
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Great time, thanks Neil
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I get why some players don’t won’t to kneel for the anthem. But why are Tucker and LMJ standing during the moment of silence.
Any reason why you did not Zoom?