KANSAS CITY -- Astros manager A.J. Hinch played coy Tuesday when asked about his potential pitching blueprint for the later innings of Wednesday's decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series vs. the Royals at 8 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. His starter, meanwhile, was much more straightforward.
"My plan is to go nine," right-hander Collin McHugh said Tuesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium, "and then if I don't get to go nine, we'll see who comes in behind me."
Very little is bigger in sports than a deciding final game in postseason series.