Top 3
Aoki (0-3, K) leads off against Darvish, Yu cooked for Aoki last night, cooked him a steak for dinner. Takes strike 1. Bounced ball 1, 1-1. Swings over a good slider, 1-2. Foul chop. Slaps one down the line in left, easy play for Rua as it hangs up. 1 out.
Springer (Currently 5-13 against Darvish), check swing, did he go? YES! 1-0. takes strike 1, 1-1. Fouled off, 1-2. Dribbled down 3rd, Beltre eats it knowing he can't throw Springer out. Single for Springer, 1 on, 1 out for...
Reddick...pickoff attempt, safe. Again, safe. Big grin for Springer. Low, ball 1, 1-0. Pickoff again, safe. LOTS of WOOs. Ball... JESUS CHRIST, that was SO outside, strike 1. Chirinos did a horrible job framing, but still called. 1-1. Smoked foul, 1-2. Big lead for Springer, fouled off again. Another foul. 53 pitches for Yu. Ball 2 bounces, 2-2. WAY inside, wild pitch! Springer to second! Full count on a bouncy ass slider. Reddick takes ball 4 WAY off the plate called strike 3. Jesus Christ, that was HORRIBLE. Ted Barrett needs to check his prescription. 2 outs. That ball was 6 inches off the plate at least.
Altuve takes ball 1, low. Ball 2. Closer than the strike 3 pitch, called ball 3. Missed badly, walked. First and 2nd, 2 outs for...
Correa takes strike 1 on the outside corner. Darvish over 60 pitches in the 3rd. Get to that bullpen, boys! Fastball right down the pipe, strike 2. Doesn't get better than that. 0-2, swing and a miss, PUTRID at bat for Correa. Jesus Fucking Christ, WAKE UP.
Mid 3, 0-0.
Fuckstick 4 (Beltre) 1-0, 1-1, easy bouncer 5-3. 1 out.
Fuckstuck 5 (fuckstick 5), 1-0, strike one called a ball 2-0, 2-1 on the outside corner (same fucking pitch), slaps one at Bregman, 5-3... Bregman's throw off the bag, Yuli off the bag and swipes, looks like he makes the tag, called safe by Angel Hernandez. Replay shows he's out on the swipe by Yuli. Reviewing now. Called out after a VERY fast review/good play by Yuli. 2 outs. Imagine that, Angel Hernandez missed a call.
Fuckstick 6 (Napoli) ball one just outside, bounces 2-0, low, 3-0. Right on the inside corner, called ball 4. Wow.
Fuckstick 7 (Ruz) with a runner on first, 2 outs. Up, ball one. Drinking my last Sculpin right now. I'm out of cold beer after this. Rua softly lines behind 3rd, Bregman back and makes the play.
End 2, 0-0.