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Can't be swinging at that on the first pitch Eloy.

Astros lost.

How is a RF not playing Robert deep enough to get that? Dallas Keuchel would be pissed.

Wait, did Sheets just pinch hit for a guy who just came in this inning?

Tired of umpires gifting strikes on 3-0. And then Leury flies out.

Both Garcia and Goodwin have been decent recently.

With Kopech and Lopez both able to throw multiple innings and never having to play more than 3 days a row in the playoffs, there's no need to keep more than 11 pitchers.

I'm really like Robert-Moncada-Abreu top of the order. I know it would be too much outside the box for a manager to do but I'd like to see TA bat 6th when he comes back.

Thought Goodwin got all of that.

Wow. Kopech getting a second inning on the second night in a row.

How long does Eloy get to struggle in the cleanup spot before they swap them around?

Angels up on the Astros 4-1 after 6

I don't remember ever seeing a guy this locked in for this long.

Or the 100 on the inside corner. Either one works.

Now would be a great time for Kopech to get it figured out.

Looks like someone told Jose it's not August anymore.

Abreu up and can't GIDP.

Finally one stayed fair!

Anything but a DP Cesar. Give Robert a shot.

No-hitter. Magic # = 11

Hader in to pitch the 9th. Brutal to send Burnes out there for the 8th when he was already over 100 pitches and then not let him pitch the 9th.

Burnes did stay in for the 8th. Still has the no-hitter. At 115 pitches going to the 9th.

It's Larussa's fault that he didn't figure out Cease was crap tonight until after he'd given up 7 runs.

Under the 2020 format, the top 2 in each division got in, so Cleveland would be fighting Detroit for a playoff spot and Seattle would have to finish better than Oakland or both Toronto and NY/Bos.

Yeah, this. There are nights when your starter, even the best ones, just don't have it. Can't leave him out there to give up 7 runs, especially when the opposing starter is hittable. Keeping this inning at 3-2 or even 4-2 makes this still a winnable game, but Tony just doesn't want to pull starters this early.