The Crawfish Boxes · Jun 11, 2022
Astros fail to react against Marlins as they drop series opener 7-4
Photo by Bob Levey/Getty ImagesOn Friday night, the Astros smacked hit after hit, but not at the right time. Everything got together for a 7-4 loss to open the three-game series despite registering 11 hits: Starter Luis García couldn’t hold the Marlins offensively and the hitters went 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
In a game that had six home runs, the Astros got the worst part from the beginning as Jazz Chisholm and Jesús Aguilar hit their first home runs of the night to make it 2-0. Almost immediately, Michael Brantley hit a solo shot of his own to leave the score 2-1.