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ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« on: October 06, 2019, 01:18:49 am »
Gerrit Cole starting for the Astros, Blake Snell for the Rays.

The Astros bag leadoff man Yandy Diaz with a great play at first by Yuli Gurriel stretching to take an off balance throw from short . . . Cole strikes out Austin Meadows . . . Tommy Pham lines a base hit to right . . . then Cole struck out Ji-Man Choi . . . no score, middle of the first, and we are under way!
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2019, 01:27:05 am »
Blake Snell gets through the bottom of the first quick enough on back-to-back foul outs to first (George Springer, Jose Altuve) and a sharp ground out to the shortstop ranging to the middle . . . no score after one full inning.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2019, 01:34:03 am »
Except for ball one to Travis d'Arnaud, Gerrit Cole would have had an immaculate inning. And get this---three punchouts, all three of which went swinging strike, foul off, swinging strike.

No score, middle of the second . . .
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2019, 01:51:24 am »
Two line singles (Yordan Alvarez, Yuli Gurriel) threaten but the Astros don't score.

No score after two.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2019, 01:57:13 am »
Two strikeouts and a ground out and the Rays stay overmateched against Cole.

No score, middle third . . .
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2019, 02:09:47 am »
The Astros threaten when Jose Altuve lines a two-out double down the left field line, but they can't close the deal in the bottom of the third.

No score after three.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2019, 02:11:34 am »
Pitchers duel thus far but that will end soon.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2019, 02:18:09 am »
Three and three for the Rays, Cole all but on cruise control now.

No score, middle fourth.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2019, 02:24:17 am »
Gonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne, goodbye! Alex Bregman to the back row of the Crawfords on a full count. The Astros get on the board 1-0, bottom of the fourth and nobody out . . .
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2019, 02:28:44 am »
Quote from: EasyAce on October 06, 2019, 02:24:17 am
Gonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne, goodbye! Alex Bregman to the back row of the Crawfords on a full count. The Astros get on the board 1-0, bottom of the fourth and nobody out . . .

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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2019, 02:30:42 am »
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2019, 02:33:50 am »
The Rays go to the pen and bring in Diego Castillo, he gets the last two outs but the 'Stros are on the board thanks to Bregman.

1-0, Astros after four.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2019, 02:42:04 am »
Just a line single by Travis d'Arnaud disrupts Cole striking out the side and reaching ten punchouts in the game.

1-0, Astros, middle of the fifth.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2019, 02:51:10 am »
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2019, 02:55:32 am »
The Rays escape disaster with an inning-ending step-and-throw double play grounder by Altuve . . . but it's still 1-0, Astros after five.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2019, 02:55:53 am »
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2019, 03:06:31 am »
I'll just give you my notes for the inning here:

Willy Adames: swinging strike; foul bouncer; soft liner to the middle and past Correa diving, leadoff hit. Yandy Diaz: 2-1 to him; fouls one off, popped into the seats near first; ball three, just off the outside edge; swung on ball four and missed, throw up to second by Maldonado, strike-em-out/throw-em-out double play!! Bad execution by the Rays there. Austin Meadows: two swinging strikes on an unusual Cole changeup; foul squibber off his foot; fouls one off, foul tipped a piece when Cole was starting to walk off the mound; popup, not too deep left, Brantley has it, side retired.

1-0, Astros, mid-sixth.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2019, 03:20:39 am »
Plate umpire Bruce Dreckman (now, there's a name for an ump!) gives the Rays a huge break calling Alex Bregman out on a pitch that missed the low outside corner clearly enough on replays, the ninth pitch of a rather epic at-bat.

Still 1-0, Astros after six . . .
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2019, 03:28:25 am »
Three and three in the seventh, seven innings, thirteen punchouts, Gerrit Cole is looking like Bob Gibson tonight.

1-0, Astros, middle seventh.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #19 on: October 06, 2019, 03:49:39 am »
A critical leadoff throwing error by Rays shortstop Willy Adames . . . a double down the left field line (Carlos Correa) . . . and a dying quail into left center to push home Yuli Gurriel . . . and the Astros get a second run on the board.

2-0 Astros after seven, Gerrit Cole going back out to pitch the eighth . . .
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #20 on: October 06, 2019, 04:05:32 am »
After fifteen punchouts and one walk all game, the one walk pushes Gerrit Cole out of the game in the top of the eighth with first and second and two out for the Rays, Astros still leading 2-0 with Roberto Osuna being asked for a four-out save and Yandy Diaz coming up to hit . . .

Cole earned that deafening standing O as he left the game. He pitched a masterpiece tonight until he finally ran out of petrol in the eighth . . . here we go . . .
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #21 on: October 06, 2019, 04:08:37 am »
. . . and Osuna strikes out Diaz on three pitches to retire the side!

2-0, Astros, middle of the eighth . . .
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #22 on: October 06, 2019, 04:29:23 am »
Carlos Correa singles home Alex Bregman to tack on another run, it's 3-0 Astros after eight.
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #23 on: October 06, 2019, 04:49:19 am »
Osuna not sharp in the ninth . . . loads the bases twice . . . a bobble by Alex Bregman trying for a DP gets the runner on second but a Rays run comes in as they can't turn the double play . . . 3-1, Astros, ducks on the pond and one out, and Will Smith coming in from the pen to try to keep the Rays from getting friskier in the ninth . . .
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Re: ALDS Game Two: Rays v. Astros---Live Thread
« Reply #24 on: October 06, 2019, 04:56:04 am »
And after re-loading the ducks on the pond Harris gets a big strikeout and a ground out to first, and the Astros win it 3-1 after hanging on for their lives in the top of the ninth.

3-1 your final from Minute Maid Park, the Astros one game away from sweeping their way to the American League Championship Series.
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