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The defending World Series champs are rounding into form after winning six straight against the Mariners and White Sox. After successful command in his appearances so far in 2020, Framber Valdez had struggles in the top of the first inning Friday night, issuing two walks, hitting a batter, and allowing a sac fly to put Seattle up 1-0 right away. In front of them stood a three-game series with the struggling 3-7 Diamondbacks, a series that the Astros teams of the last three years would have handily won, if not swept. The Washington Nationals and Houston Astros are officially set to meet in the 2019 World Series, which begins Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Minute Maid Park.

His final line: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 0 HR. polarbear1982. Maybe Houston gets several long outings from starters to give these rookies a breather to better ramp-up to major-league opponents. Post Dec 19, 2018 #1 2018-12-20T03:51. With two runners on base, that brought up Yordan Alvarez for his first plate appearance of 2020. Then, the roof to Chase Field opened, and the air in Houston's sails was gone.By the end of the night, a 14-7 loss had tied the series and put them 2.5 games behind the A's who were able to beat the Rangers to extend their winning streak to five games.

Still, bad games come and go, so the Astros looked to rookie Brandon Bielak to provide a spark to get them back on track Thursday night in the series finale. What he did with it should be of little surprise for those that watched the 2019 AL Rookie of the Year last season: In 2016, the Astros’ home strikeout rate was 24.5%, the third-worst in baseball. The Astros jumped all over him, starting with an RBI-single by Alex Bregman to tie the game. Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (majors) Born: October 7, 1992 in Nashville, TN us Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Overton HS (Nashville, TN).. High School: Overton HS (Nashville, TN) Debut: June 29, 2014 (Age 21-265d, 18,287th in MLB history) So again, while the series in Arizona may have left a bad taste in their mouth, Houston should take it game by game, knowing that they still have the pieces to be one of the best teams, if they can find out how to organize those pieces into the winning formula.After taking two of three against the Giants earlier in the week, the Astros had a day off on Thursday before resuming play at home Friday night.
Throw into the mix it was their teammate Mike Fiers who blew the whistle on the Astros sign-stealing, and the uncertainty of what their outcomes could have been in recent years, and there is inevitably a chip on Oakland's shoulder. Carlos Correa had an incredible series, going 6-for-11 in the three-game span, including a homer and was showing off his defensive prowess in the infield. Position: Rightfielder Bats: Right • Throws: Right 5-9, 180lb (175cm, 81kg) . As mentioned, the bullpen has been taken over by minor-league players getting their chance on the major-league team due to injuries and free-agent losses in the off-season. Unfortunately, he'd watch from the dugout as his bullpen would relinquish the lead and his win. Blood could be in the water for the A's to sniff out; however, it would be foolish to count the Astros out.Sure, the A's have the momentum going into Friday, but you put these two teams into a one-game showdown, and you have to like Houston's chances. While it may look related, it’s probably more coincidental. After going 3-for-4 on Thursday, coming just a triple shy of the cycle, it looked like Jose Altuve had shrugged off his early-season struggles and may have found his reliable swing again. Carlos Correa drove him in with an RBI-groundout, getting the Astros to double digits at 10-1. They'd go on to make it a nine-run inning, getting a solo home run by Yuli Gurriel to make it back-to-back homers after Alvarez, a two-RBI double by Martin Maldonado, an RBI-double by Josh Reddick, and then a final run on an error, making it 9-1. A pair of AL West titans clash on Monday, April 23rd as the Houston Astros (16-7, 6-3 Home) host the Los Angeles Angels (14-8, 9-1 Away) at Minute Maid Park. That had them tied with Oakland atop the AL West division standings. Maybe Josh James' transition to the bullpen provides a spark.