A little more than 24 hours after fill-in shortstop Jonathan Villar had a rather rough day at the office, he gave way to fellow utilityman Marwin Gonzalez for Monday’s series opener against the Baltimore Orioles at Minute Maid Park.
To say that Gonzalez made the most of his opportunity might just be an understatement given the impressive play he turned on Manny Machado — someone who knows a thing or two about slick fielding — to end the fifth inning.
After the game, Astros manager A.J. Hinch told reporters that he gave Gonzalez a 9.