![]() ![]() He was effectively wild,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “Like I told you a couple days ago, when you haven’t faced a guy, the nod goes to him for a while. More likely, it was the matchup - not a single Houston hitter in the lineup had ever faced Braves starter Ian Anderson. ![]() As some Astros began to duck out of the way, Bregman alertly bunted the eye-high ball harmlessly back onto the dirt.Īs for the lack of hits that counted, maybe the weather was to blame - temperatures in the 40s, misty and windy, causing frosty breaths on the field. Through much of the lumber slumber, the most skill Houston showed with a bat was a bizarre yet heads-up bunt by Bregman.īregman was standing on the top step of the dugout in the sixth when Altuve grounded a foul that was about to hop into the bench. I think we flush it and move on to the next day and have a short memory. “I think we didn’t swing it for one game. Held hitless until the eighth inning, Houston finished with two mere singles Friday night in a 2-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves and fell behind two games to one. The greater concern for the Astros: When will their big hitters break loose?īecause the sight of Altuve flipping his bat after yet another strikeout clearly wasn’t part of this postseason plan. ![]() Greeted by chants of “Cheater!” all night, the Astros stars went almost silent in Game 3 of the World Series.įorget any worries that Houston’s lineup would be depleted without a designated hitter in the National League park. ATLANTA – The loudest noise when Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman stepped to the plate came from the crowd, not their bats. ![]()
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