I was raised to think that if I didn’t have anything nice to say, then I should say nothing at all. The Astros' lineup put that teaching to the test on Friday night.
In all seriousness, if you were to tell me Houston hitters would finish the game with nine of the top ten hardest hit balls of the game, then I would’ve felt pretty good about their chances of scoring some runs.
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Lo and behold, my feelings were completely wrong. Seth Lugo pitched eight scoreless innings for the Royals, striking out eight batters and walking one.