Well, we were just about to write the same sad tune as last night’s game... The pitching was good enough, the bullpen was solid, but the bats once again were silent. Then, all of a sudden, the Houston Astros offense woke up in the top of the 8th inning.
Josh Reddick, who has actually not seen too much of a disparity in his righty-lefty splits so far this season, notched a double against Angels left-hander Jose Alvarez in the 8th inning to set the table. Then, pinch hitting Piña slapped a single to right field to put runners on the corners.