HOUSTON — They weren’t majestic towering blasts that would lead a highlight show. But they were enough to defeat the Mariners.
The Astros mustered all of five hits Tuesday evening, but two of them were wall-scraping solo homers in the shortest part of the park that provided the difference in a 2-1 win.
The Crawford Boxes are a collection of seats in left field of Minute Maid Park that sit atop a 19-foot wall and stretch across the span of left field. They are an abrupt outcropping from the typical shape of an outfield wall. And at just 315 feet from home plate, they are a pitcher’s nemesis and a hitter’s dream.