June 2, 2016
Diamondbacks 3, Astros 0
W: Greinke (7-3) L: Keuchel (3-7) S: Ziegler (10)
Sorry, Dallas. You made one mistake, and that was the ballgame.
Keuchel looked like the MMP Keuchel of old, cruising through 6 scoreless innings. But then a leadoff single in the 7th, followed by a hanger that was crushed to CF for a double, gave the Snakes all they would need in this game.
The men in blue ensured the rest, as neither HPU Ron Kulpa nor the replay crew could make out the distinct sight and sound of a ball hitting a bat, and instead awarded a HBP to Jake Lamb on an Oscar-worthy acting job. Things fell apart after that – the Astros put on the wheel play, and Owings spanked a single exactly to Correa’s vacated spot.
The crew would further much things up, calling Michael Bourn safe on a blatantly obvious CS in the 8th.
Otherwise, the Astros never threatened at all. The only wasted opportunity came in the 6th, with Kemp inexplicably remaining at first rather than attempting a steal with Altuve at the plate and two out. Naturally, an Altuve single to RF and a Correa ground out followed, thus stranding men at first and third instead of plating the game’s first run.