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HOUSTON – Daikin Park’s closed roof Friday amplified an already booming crowd of close to 40,000. Fireworks popped with every Astros home run, and the train over the left-field wall moved down its tracks.
“This was a really good regular season environment,” manager Craig Counsell said after the Cubs’ 7-4 loss Friday to the Astros. “The fans do a great job. This place is loud always. I just told [rookie starter Cade Horton] that this is a good example of what the playoffs are going to look like. Turn it up a couple notches.