ALDS Game Thread

[mauidano]

KC happy to be tied but left 'em loaded with one out hurts.

 

[Section15Box113]

Ah, the weak underbelly of the Astros' bullpen......

Bases loaded walk and then two strikeouts.

Jekyll and Hyde much?

 

[Al Zarilla]

Smoltz pretty funny saying Altuve should pull his pants down (strike zone). 

 

[mauidano]

Mistakes are gonna kill you Houston! Shane woulda had that!

 

[soxhop411]

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[glasspusher]

Mistakes are gonna kill you Houston! Shane woulda had that!

 
Please give Shane my best the next time you see him. 

 

[E5 Yaz]

The Wade Davis postseason closer experiment begins ...

 

[InsideTheParker]

BTW, just got my 45 minutes in on the bike in front of the TV done. Guilt erased.

I only did a half=hour, and then ate a rib-eye steak and mashed potatoes. So, I'm good?

 

[Al Zarilla]

Ball washing Davis so much I hope he blows it. 

 

[InsideTheParker]

The Cecil news is more gloom and doom for Toronto. Wow.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Out.

 

[E5 Yaz]

That ... that's just wong

 

[InsideTheParker]

I hear Eck's voice in St. L!

 

[Al Zarilla]

Ha, Eck said Alberto, the guy that had to replace Beltre, and made an error early and could have been the goat, but got the game winning hit, is stylin' right now. Where's he get all his stuff?

 

[Average Reds]

I miss this version of John Lackey

 

[Rasputin]

I'm going to be more than a little disappointed if Toronto doesn't make it through this.

 

[Al Zarilla]

I'm going to be more than a little disappointed if Toronto doesn't make it through this.

Why?

 

[Rasputin]

Why?

 
They're fun to watch. They had this tremendous post-deadline run, and it made baseball in Toronto a thing again. If they just fizzle out in the first series they play, we're talking Yankee level suck.

 

[Darnell's Son]

iayork took a look to see if the strike zone was as bad as it looked last night.

 

[santadevil]

iayork took a look to see if the strike zone was as bad as it looked last night.

Good article iayork. Nice too see it up quickly too. We actually thought Toronto was getting screwed more at the game, but that was obviously home team bias leading us there.

 

[axx]

 
They're fun to watch. They had this tremendous post-deadline run, and it made baseball in Toronto a thing again. If they just fizzle out in the first series they play, we're talking Yankee level suck.

 
Gonna be tough, esp with Dickey pitching Game 4 (.296 BAA on the road). He is so going to get lit up in Texas... but it does sound like the BJs are going to make Price available.

 

[E5 Yaz]

1. Alcides Escobar (R) SS
2. Ben Zobrist (S) 2B
3. Lorenzo Cain (R) CF
4. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
5. Kendrys Morales (S) DH
6. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
7. Salvador Perez (R) C
8. Alex Gordon (L) LF
9. Alex Rios (R) RF
 

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
2. George Springer (R) RF
3. Carlos Correa (R) SS
4. Colby Rasmus (L) LF
5. Evan Gattis (R) DH
6. Carlos Gomez (R) CF
7. Luis Valbuena (L) 3B
8. Chris Carter (R) 1B
9. Jason Castro (L) C

 

[Darnell's Son]

Here's our preview for the Astros-Royals game.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Lorenzo Cain go boom against Keuchel. Astros fans shocked. KC up 1-0 top of the fourth.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Jason Castro single scores two for the 'Stros to go ahead in the fifth.

 

[canderson]

Houston wins 4-2. Awesome!

Up 2-1 in the series.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

There are going to be some runs scored tonight

 

[E5 Yaz]

1. Ben Revere (L) LF
2. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
3. Jose Bautista (R) RF
4. Edwin Encarnacion (R) DH
5. Chris Colabello (R) 1B
6. Troy Tulowitzki (R) SS
7. Dioner Navarro (S) C
8. Kevin Pillar (R) CF
9. Ryan Goins (L) 2B
 

1. Delino DeShields (R) CF
2. Shin-Soo Choo (L) RF
3. Prince Fielder (L) DH
4. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
5. Elvis Andrus (R) SS
6. Josh Hamilton (L) LF
7. Rougned Odor (L) 2B
8. Robinson Chirinos (R) C
9. Hanser Alberto (R) 3B

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Those are the guys who are going to score the runs

 

[glasspusher]

Nice start by Perez

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

9 innings of HR is going to be a challenge

 

[glasspusher]

9 innings of HR is going to be a challenge

 
My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

16 years ago tonight...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199910110.shtml

 

[mauidano]

Meat on a stick and a guy focused on his iPad.  Hello Texas Rangers fans!

 

[mauidano]

16 years ago tonight...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199910110.shtml

Crazy box score!  What performance by Pedro.  Man, time has flown by fast.

 

[joyofsox]

Pedro shared his thoughts on that 1999 playoff game with Chad Finn:
 
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/2015/10/11/they-had-never-seen-pedro-martinez-that-way/VE2DyjTK22AtWNsqtm2lYO/story.html

 

[nvalvo]

Booooooooo

 

[shepard50]

As bad as Harold can be in the studio, he is insufferable in the booth.

 

[E5 Yaz]

16 years ago tonight...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199910110.shtml

 
We'll intentionally walk you twice, Nomar!

 

[shepard50]

He's going to either walk in a run or give up a granny to Tulo.

 

[nvalvo]

He's going to either walk in a run or give up a granny to Tulo.

True.

 

[nvalvo]

Navarro's gonna break this open with a knock.

 

[scotian1]

More fodder for Blue Jay conspiracy theorists. Missed balk with basesloaded.

 

[shepard50]

The missed balk call is so much more compelling than the bases loaded jam with the pitcher who can only throw his curve for strike.

 

[shepard50]

Perez is coming back I take it?

 

[glasspusher]

Sloppy!

 

[InsideTheParker]

Utley to miss games. Not enough, but something.
OOps, wrong thread. Nice DP to end the inning.

 

[shepard50]

Has anyone plummeted in value from so high so quickly at such an age as Hamilton?

 

[glasspusher]

Hamilton with a hit!

 

[glasspusher]

Pedro shared his thoughts on that 1999 playoff game with Chad Finn:
 
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/2015/10/11/they-had-never-seen-pedro-martinez-that-way/VE2DyjTK22AtWNsqtm2lYO/story.html

 
Thanks for this!