![]() There was one out in the second inning when Tucker hit a slider from Castillo into the seats in right field to put Houston up 1-0.Ĭrawford doubled with two outs in the third. In the opener, he fielded a single by Suarez in the fourth and threw a perfect strike to Maldonado, who tagged out France at the plate.Ĭastillo yielded five hits and three runs with seven strikeouts in seven innings. Because I know what it’s going to be like when our crowd gets going on Saturday.”Īlvarez has carried the Astros early in this division series, shouldering such a load that Houston catcher Martín Maldonado asked Alvarez after Game 1 if his back was sore because “you carry us as a team.” The slugger who’s been criticized for poor defense in the past has been making big plays in left field, too.Īlvarez grabbed a sharp liner hit by Eugenio Suarez to end the seventh. “I do know how hard it is to win on the road and it will be very hard for them to win in Seattle,” Servais said. The Mariners will head back to Seattle for Game 3 Saturday in a huge hole in the best-of-five series as they host their first playoff game in 21 years. The Astros won despite issuing seven walks overall. Rodríguez doubled after that, but Pressly struck out Ty France for the save. Ryan Pressly walked the leadoff batter in the ninth before J.P. ![]() Bryan Abreu got the first two outs of the seventh before Rafael Montero came in and threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Hector Neris got the win after getting the last out of the sixth inning to escape a bases-loaded jam. He had a different look than he did in his last postseason appearance after he and fellow pitcher Luis Garcia both got hair extensions this season. Houston starter Framber Valdez had a solid start, allowing four hits and two runs in 5 2/3 innings. “That was some Barry Bonds-type stuff there,” said Baker, who managed Bonds in San Francisco. ![]() The Mariners intentionally walked him and Alex Bregman made them pay, adding some insurance when he singled to make it 4-2. Thanks in advance, folks.There were two outs and a runner on first in the eighth when Seattle had surely seen enough of Alvarez leaving the yard. Click on “Sports Daily.” You’ll need to enter your email. We’d be obliged if you’d give it a try.įAQ: How do I sign up? Go to the AJC.com home page. The full Bradley’s Buzz, which includes more opinions and extras like a weekly poll, arrives via email around 1:30 p.m. The above is part of a regular exercise, written and collated by yours truly, available to all who register on AJC.com for our free Sports Daily newsletter. To rewrite a famous Rod Stewart line: “Every pitcher tells a story, don’t it?” And the hardest thrower among pitchers apt to start this weekend won’t be Syndergaard. Now d’Arnaud is the bigger name – an All-Star catcher on the reigning World Series champs. Syndergaard and d’Arnaud comprised a stellar young battery when the Mets made the 2015 World Series. The Toronto general manager was Alex Anthopoulos. Thor and catcher Travis d’Arnaud, of whom you’ve heard, were acquired from Toronto in November 2012 for R.A. Label this entry, “Why Pitching is Weird, Parts 3,165 and 3,166.” Syndergaard was once considered a hotter commodity than Jacob deGrom. So did the upward path of Spencer Strider, who’s a year younger than Anderson. Wright’s rise dovetailed with Anderson’s fall. 5 overall in 2017, won 21 games this season and bettered Zack Wheeler in a tremendous Game 2. But Kyle Wright, who’s 27 and was drafted No. (Like Mike Soroka, whose Game 3 start against Adam Wainwright in October 2019 remains his only postseason turn.)Īnderson was a major part of the Braves’ plans, and he might still be. ![]() He was a key figure in the Braves’ playoff breakthroughs of 20. Over the past two Octobers, he started either Game 2 or 3 in six different series. The Braves placed him on the injured list with an oblique strain. He was 4-0 in playoff decisions his ERA over those eight games was 1.26.Īnderson’s ERA in three Gwinnett starts was 5.80. The Braves won seven, the exception being Game 7 against the Dodgers in the 2020 NLCS. Over the postseasons of 20, Anderson made eight starts. 7, the Braves demoted Anderson to Triple-A Gwinnett.
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