![]() ![]() ![]() He was effectively wild,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “Like I told you a couple days ago, when you haven’t faced a guy, the nod goes to him for a while. ![]() More likely, it was the matchup - not a single Houston hitter in the lineup had ever faced Braves starter Ian Anderson. ![]() As some Astros began to duck out of the way, Bregman alertly bunted the eye-high ball harmlessly back onto the dirt.Īs for the lack of hits that counted, maybe the weather was to blame - temperatures in the 40s, misty and windy, causing frosty breaths on the field. Through much of the lumber slumber, the most skill Houston showed with a bat was a bizarre yet heads-up bunt by Bregman.īregman was standing on the top step of the dugout in the sixth when Altuve grounded a foul that was about to hop into the bench. I think we flush it and move on to the next day and have a short memory. “I think we didn’t swing it for one game. Held hitless until the eighth inning, Houston finished with two mere singles Friday night in a 2-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves and fell behind two games to one. The greater concern for the Astros: When will their big hitters break loose?īecause the sight of Altuve flipping his bat after yet another strikeout clearly wasn’t part of this postseason plan. Greeted by chants of “Cheater!” all night, the Astros stars went almost silent in Game 3 of the World Series.įorget any worries that Houston’s lineup would be depleted without a designated hitter in the National League park. ATLANTA – The loudest noise when Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman stepped to the plate came from the crowd, not their bats. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |