Author Topic: White Sox at Astros - 7/8/2018 (Read 7391 times)

hostros7 · « **on:** July 08, 2018, 01:25:52 pm »

Bottom of first:
Springer four pitch walk
Bregman HBP
Altuve hits a ground ball to the pitcher, 1-6 out
Yuli GIDP

Inning over 0-0

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hostros7 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2018, 01:35:58 pm »

Top 2:

- Keuchel walks Davidson without throwing a strike
- smith hits a high chop to Bregman on a 1-1 pitch. Bregman gets the runner at second but no chance for the DP
- Garcia hits a hard liner through the right side on the first pitch. Runners on 1st and 2nd for Moncada.
- Moncada hits a soft ground ball to the right side. Yuli gets the runner at second, but no chance to turn the pair. Runners at the corners with 2 down.
- Sanchez up. Dallas falls behind in the count 3-1 and then walks him on the next pitch to load them up.
- The nine hole hitter Engel steps into the box. Dallas gets ahead 0-2. Slow roller to Altuve to end the inning, 4-3.

0-0 score

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hostros7 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2018, 01:41:36 pm »

Bottom 2:

- Reddick steps to the plate. He grounds out meekly to first. One down.
- Marwin up. Falls behind 1-2 and then is frozen by a fastball on the outside corner for a backwards K.
- Kyle Tucker bats. He grounds into the shift between first and second. 3 outs.

0-0 score

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jbm · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2018, 01:44:44 pm »

I was wondering after yesterday if Tucker is pure pull. Didn’t see enough in spring training, but Ihope not. These days, it sure limits a hitter’s production.

hostros7 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2018, 01:49:07 pm »

Top three:

- Tim Anderson falls behind 1-2 before working the count full. Grounds to Altuve, 4-3.
- Garcia singles to left field.
- Keuchel gets ahead of Abreu 0-2 and then jams him on an inside fastball. 1-4-3 DP to end the inning.

0-0 score

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hostros7 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2018, 01:50:19 pm »

Quote from: jbm on July 08, 2018, 01:44:44 pm

I was wondering after yesterday if Tucker is pure pull. Didn’t see enough in spring training, but Ihope not. These days, it sure limits a hitter’s production.

Willman posted his spray chart yesterday

https://twitter.com/darenw/status/1015588389607927809?s=21

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jbm · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2018, 01:52:35 pm »

Thanks. That looks pretty good to my untrained eye.

hostros7 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 08, 2018, 01:59:07 pm »

Bottom 3:

- Stassi falls behind 1-2. Slow chopper to 3rd, 5-3.
- Kemp up. He takes a four pitch walk.
- Springer steps in. He strikes out swinging on a pitch down and in. Kemp steals second on the pitch.
- Bregman up with a RISP. He falls behind 0-2. He pops up to shallow center to end the inning.

Still scoreless

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hostros7 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:06:30 pm »

Top 4:

AJ still lights up talking about youth baseball, his love for playing, and his memories of the game.

- Davidson grounds out to first.
- smith singles to center field.
- Garcia hits a high chop to Bregman, who tosses to second for the out. Garcia beats out the throw at first to avoid the DP.
- Moncada falls behind 0-2. He takes a couple balls on breaking stuff out of the zone and then grounds out, 4-3.

0-0 score

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NeilT · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:09:32 pm »

Altuve!

TerryPuhl21 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:09:58 pm »

‘Tuve!!!!!!!

1-0 good guys!

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hostros7 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:15:14 pm »

Bottom 4:

- Altuve leads off with a deep jack onto the concourse in left center field! Astros take the lead.
- Yuli gets out on his front foot on an off speed pitch away and hits a soft fly ball to left for the 1st out.
- Reddick works the count full. He hits a fly ball right at the right fielder for the second out.
- Marwin flies out to center to end the inning.

1-0 Astros

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jbm · « **Reply #12 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:22:15 pm »

The guy has no argument. Should just be pissed at himself.

hostros7 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:23:24 pm »

Top 5:

Lil’ Blum in the booth

- sanchez grounds out.
- Engel crushes one off the top of the LCF wall below the yellow line. He reaches 3rd after Tucker mishandles it on the exchange. Ruled a double and an error that allowed the runner to 3rd.
- Anderson up with 1 out and a runner on 3rd. Keuchel strikes him out on a check swing on a slider in the dirt.
- Garcia comes to the plate. He grounds out 5-3. Bregman cut off a slow chopper to short. 3 outs.

1-0 Astros

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hostros7 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:29:42 pm »

Bottom 5:

- Tucker leads off. He falls behind 1-2 and then grounds out into the shift on the right side.
- Stassi grounds out to short, 6-3.
- Kemp up with 2 outs. He flies out to left to end the inning.

1-0 Astros.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:41:11 pm »

Top 6:

- Abreu falls behind 0-2. Keuchel misses on a couple before Abreu singles to right on a 2-2 count.
- Davidson up. He grounds to Yuli, who knocks it down and flubs it a bit and only has the option to step on first. One out and Abreu is on second.
- KevAn Smith gets ahead in the count 3-1 and then grounds out to Altuve, 4-3.
- Garcia steps in. He falls behind 0-2. Keuchel misses down and away with the change and then again with the fastball to even the count at 2-2. He grounds out to Bregman, 5-3.

1-0 Astros

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hostros7 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:46:37 pm »

Bottom 6:

- springer grounds out, 5-3.
- Bregman Ks on a fastball low and away in the dirt. Two down.
- Altuve whiffs on a big hack on a first pitch fastball and then grounds out, 5-3.

1-0 Astros.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:57:41 pm »

Top 7:

- Moncada singles through the hole on the left side to lead off the inning.
- Sanchez walks on 5 pitches. Runners on first and second with no outs.
- Engel bunts the first pitch straight back for a foul ball. He puts the second one down, and Keuchel’s only play is to first. One out with runners on 2nd and 3rd.
- Anderson hits a deep fly to left to score Moncada on a sac fly. Reddick throws to 3rd to hold Sanchez on 2nd.
- Palka bats for Avisail Garcia. He grounds one up the middle; Marwin scoops it on the right side of second base and throws true to first to get Palka and end the inning.

White Sox tie it up at 1 heading into the stretch.

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jbm · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:06:16 pm »

Pretty amazing.

astrojo · « **Reply #19 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:06:52 pm »

That was a surprise. Suicide squeeze on 0-2 count

hostros7 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:07:33 pm »

Bottom 7:

- La Pina leads it off by roping a liner off the scoreboard for a double.
- Reddick flies out just shy of the warning track in center. Yuli rags and advances to third.
- Marwin squares to bunt and takes strike one. Same thing for strike two. He bunts on 0-2 and Yuli scores! Astros retake the lead.
- Tucker grounds out 4-3 to end the inning.

2-1 Astros

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hostros7 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:09:14 pm »

I know Kalas called it a suicide squeeze, but it looked more like a safety squeeze to me without the benefit of seeing a replay.

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jbm · « **Reply #22 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:12:39 pm »

Hope this dude does well at Rice. I like to see good college baseball in Texas.

hostros7 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:17:13 pm »

Top 8:

McHugh takes over for Keuchel. Today’s attendance is 41,654.

- Abreu flies out to shallow right. Collin threw him a few nasty breaking balls.
- Davidson up. He is hit by an inside fastball. Tilson pinch runs for him.
- kevan smith hits a soft fly to right. Two down and a runner still on first.
- the other Garcia falls behind 0-2 and the whiffs to end the inning.

2-1 Astros.

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astrojo · « **Reply #24 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:17:50 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on July 08, 2018, 03:09:14 pm

I know Kalas called it a suicide squeeze, but it looked more like a safety squeeze to me without the benefit of seeing a replay.

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Yeah he did not break on the first 2 attempts but I think he did on the 0-2 count. But can’t say for sure and I was just repeating what they called from the booth.

hostros7 · « **Reply #25 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:26:31 pm »

Bottom 8:

Giolito still on the mound, which I did not see coming two batters into this affair.

- Stassi grounds out, 6-3.
- Kemp takes ball one and then shows bunt but pulls back for ball two. He gets a broken-bat knock the other way over a leaping Sanchez on a 2-2 pitch. One on, one out.
- springer up. Kemp picks a 1-1 curveball to run on and steals second. Springer works the count to 3-1 but fouls off a fastball down Main St. to bring the count full. He takes ball four on a high breaking ball that barely missed the upper limit of the zone. Runners on first and second, 1 out.

*pitching change*

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hostros7 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:34:49 pm »

Bottom 8 (cont.):

Soria relieves Giolito.

- Bregman strikes out on a 2-2 breaking ball out of the zone, low and away.
- Altuve falls behind 1-2. The 1-2 fastball barely misses off the outside corner. The 2-2 pitch gets away from the catcher smith, and the runners advance to second and third and the count is full. Altuve watches a curveball for strike three to end the inning and the chance to add insurance.

2-1 Astros heading to the 9th.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #27 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:35:57 pm »

Top 9:

Rondon in for the save opportunity. He’ll face 7-8-9.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:40:37 pm »

- Moncada strikes out swinging.
- Sanchez is out, 6-3.
- Engel strikes out.

Astros win and sweep the series and season series!

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Texifornia · « **Reply #29 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:41:10 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on July 08, 2018, 03:35:57 pm

Top 9:

Rondon in for the save opportunity. He’ll face 7-8-9.

TCB

Lefty · « **Reply #30 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:52:59 pm »

Quote from: jbm on July 08, 2018, 03:12:39 pm

Hope this dude does well at Rice. I like to see good college baseball in Texas.

He made Tennessee Tech into a really solid program, really enjoyed watching them play this past regional/super regional, they gave Texas all they could handle and almost more.

JimR · « **Reply #31 on:** July 08, 2018, 06:58:49 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on July 08, 2018, 03:09:14 pm

I know Kalas called it a suicide squeeze, but it looked more like a safety squeeze to me without the benefit of seeing a replay.

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Just watched the replay. Suicide squeeze. Yuli was breaking on the pitch.

hostros7 · « **Reply #32 on:** July 08, 2018, 07:10:19 pm »

Quote from: JimR on July 08, 2018, 06:58:49 pm

Just watched the replay. Suicide squeeze. Yuli was breaking on the pitch.

You’re right - I just saw the home plate angle up the line. Great execution, but a bad decision by a right handed pitcher not to throw an unbuntable pitch, especially with a left handed batter up.

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JimR · « **Reply #33 on:** July 08, 2018, 07:13:53 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on July 08, 2018, 07:10:19 pm

You’re right - I just saw the home plate angle up the line. Great execution, but a bad decision by a right handed pitcher not to throw an unbuntable pitch, especially with a left handed batter up.

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Yep. Not paying attention, although if Yuli waited to break until the pitcher was at the top of his delivery, the pitcher cannot adjust to a pitchout. That is the way I taught it, anyway.

hostros7 · « **Reply #34 on:** July 08, 2018, 07:41:50 pm »

Quote from: JimR on July 08, 2018, 07:13:53 pm

Yep. Not paying attention, although if Yuli waited to break until the pitcher was at the top of his delivery, the pitcher cannot adjust to a pitchout. That is the way I taught it, anyway.

My high school coach used to tell me that if I didn’t read it early enough to pitch out and get the runner then to put it in the batter’s ribs.

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JimR · « **Reply #35 on:** July 08, 2018, 07:44:35 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on July 08, 2018, 07:41:50 pm

My high school coach used to tell me that if I didn’t read it early enough to pitch out and get the runner then to put it in the batter’s ribs.

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That is why I coached my runners not to break until the pitcher was at the top of his delivery. No time to adjust.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #36 on:** July 09, 2018, 12:13:35 am »

Quote from: hostros7 on July 08, 2018, 07:41:50 pm

My high school coach used to tell me that if I didn’t read it early enough to pitch out and get the runner then to put it in the batter’s ribs.

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If you can't read it in time to pitch out, you can't read it in time to drill a guy in the ribs. At least not intentionally put it there. Executed properly, it's nearly impossible to defend a suicide squeeze.

JimR · « **Reply #37 on:** July 09, 2018, 08:23:41 am »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 09, 2018, 12:13:35 am

If you can't read it in time to pitch out, you can't read it in time to drill a guy in the ribs. At least not intentionally put it there. Executed properly, it's nearly impossible to defend a suicide squeeze.

Yep. Waiting until the top of the delivery to break makes the pitcher’s adjustment impossible.