Greinke has won seven of eight decisions since a trade from Arizona on July 31. Greinke yielded seven hits and four runs in five innings to win his third straight decision.
Zack Greinke (17-5) retired his first six batters before Kevan Smith hit his first pitch of the third inning into the bullpen in right-center to cut the lead to 5-1.Ĭorrea's second homer came with one out in the bottom of the inning to put Houston up 6-1.Īndrelton Simmons hit a two-run single in the fourth and Smith scored him to pull Los Angeles within two. ''All of the runs I gave up were with my offspeed that I left up in the zone.'' ''I couldn't really locate my slider,'' Barria said through a translator. Aledmys Diaz followed Correa with a double and scored on Josh Reddick's single to make it 5-0. We all are anxious about things right now which is normal because we want to make it happen.''Īltuve sent Jaime Barria's fifth pitch into the left field seats to spark a five-run first inning, which also included Bregman's 38th homer and Correa's first connection after missing nearly a month with a sore back - this was his second game since returning. The Astros have won six straight games and already secured a playoff spot. Obviously it gives you a lot of confidence.''Ĭorrea homered twice and Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman also connected and the Astros dropped their magic number to clinch the AL West to one by beating the Los Angeles Angels 6-4.Ī win by the Astros or a loss by the Athletics on Saturday will give Houston a third consecutive division title. ''It felt great to get the rhythm, timing and today was a positive day. Houston's star shortstop finally looks healthy after missing 80 games with various injuries this season, great news as the Astros inch closer to the playoffs.
ASTROS MAGIC NUMBER 2019 SERIES
The Rays and Rangers kick off a series in Arlington tomorrow night, while the Dodgers will play the Orioles at Camden Yards.Īfter defeating the Red Sox last night, the Yankees magic number to clinch the AL East title sits at nine.HOUSTON (AP) Carlos Correa returned to the dugout after hitting his second homer Friday night, beat his chest and twice repeated the words: ''I'm back.'' The Dodgers and Rays both had yesterday off. The Astros and Yankees now both have 95-50 records in the race for home-field advantage. Zack Greinke meanwhile struck out five batters over six innings of two-hit ball. They hit seven home runs on the night, with Robinson Chirinos and Yordan Alvarez each swatting two bombs. Just one day removed from besting the Mariners by a score of 21-1, the Astors dropped 15 runs on the Athletics. With much of the chatter surrounding the Astros focused on the pitching staff, it appears Houston wanted to remind everyone of their powerful lineup. Astros continue offensive explosive, route Athletics 15-0 Here we’ll highlight games from key rivals and keep tabs of the Yankees’ magic number. Instead, I’d like to introduce a new series for September called Scoreboard Watching. Since the remaining affiliates’ season have all ended, we have no Baby Bomber Recap today. It should be a fun time for the Yankees’ Double-A team. Dellin Betances will follow Montgomery out of the bullpen, too. According to Kyle Franko, the team will rout out a rotation of Jordan Montgomery, Luis Severino, Clarke Schmidt, and Mike King. Later today the Trenton Thunder will open the Eastern League Championship Series.
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