White Sox @ Astros, June 19, 2021

GameZone 2021 Archive
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“Where am I hitting today?”

Find out, on As the Lineup Changes:

Altuve
Brantley (DH)
Gurriel
Alvarez
Correa
Garcia
McCormick
Maldonado
Straw

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Same lineup, but listed by 2021 OPS, at home, vs RHP:

1.135
.833
.963
.723
.961
.311
.630
.509
.672

Toro, my favorite Astro, ever? .958

Here’s hoping Dusty knows something about Robel that we don’t, because this looks like a great game to have started Toro over Robel.

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Toro needed a day off. He wore him self out running around the bases the last two games.

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Here’s today’s lineup by OPS (since 2017 Opening Day) vs Lance Lynn:

Altuve 1.190
Brantley 0.915
Gurriel 0.667
Alvarez 1.222
Correa 0.182 (!)
Garcia N/A
McCormick N/A
Maldonado 1.792 (!!!)
Straw 0.000 (only 4 PAs)

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I think something happened with Toro, because when I got the initial lineup alert from MLB app, he was in at 3b

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Traded to NYY for Chapman?

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I see one of the biggest jackasses in baseball history is on the call today. Awesome

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HH’s favorite official scorer jobbed Altuve out of a hit

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Poor base running by Altuve there. It should be 1-0. He had no awareness of where the shortstop was lined up.

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Altuve gotta know where the infielders are

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Not sure what CC was looking for there, obviously not a middle of the plate fastball

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Holy shit, Correa. Was that pitch not engraved for you?

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Obviously not a fastball right down the center of the plate.

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Yeah, I added that at the same time you posted. Ridiculous.

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Well that was suboptimal

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Really impressed with Valdez. He’s just matured so much. Even after the error, he didn’t look stressed as he talked to himself about the play. Almost seemed to have a slight chuckle as he talked to himself. He was cool as a cucumber.

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He looked to me like he was pretty entertained with himself after the error.

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I wonder, given all the ground balls you get when Valdez pitches, if this means Garcia is the better defender??

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T3

Mendick up for the Sox…strike, ball, foul, ground out 5-3

1 out

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Back to the top with Anderson.

Strike looking. Ground out 4-3

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