For the first time since 2005, the Houston Astros sent out an all right-handed lineup to face off against a righty pitcher, and it didn’t work.
While they might have been able to rack up the hits, they couldn’t do a thing with runners on, going 2-14 with men on base.
A leadoff double from Milwaukee Brewers Joey Ortiz off Astros starter Ronel Blonco in the bottom of the third led to William Contreras smacking a single into left, scoring Ortiz for the first run of the game.
The next two came off the bat of the next hitter, Christian Yelich, who launched a 413 ft.