For those of us who thought that last night’s shellacking of the Pirates meant that the Astros had escaped their slump, tonight’s game was a disappointment. Although the Astros got off to a hot start, in the end the bats again went dormant, and the Pirates were able to come back to a 7-4 victory culminating in a walk-off homer in the ninth.
The big bats showed up early for the Astros in tonight’s game, including one we haven’t seen much too much so far this year. Batting second, Alex Bregman hit a solo shot to left field to give the Astros an early 1-0 lead.