GDT: 2019 ALCS: (1) Houston Astros vs (2) New York Yankees - HOU wins 4-2

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Verlander has recovered nicely and his pitch count is good for 5 innings now. Paxton is pitching well but at 97 pitches in the 6th. If someone gets on he’s getting pulled.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

The crowd roars as Paxton stays in!

Chirinos gives it a ride to the wall basically right after that but it's an out.

 

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The crowd roars as Paxton stays in!

Wow. That almost looked disastrous for Boone and Paxton but Gardner catches it with his back to the wall.

Paxton through 6 at 112 pitches

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Kahnle creates a mess and he's done.

Britton vs Brantley.

 

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Brantley not chasing but Britton almost gets the double play. 1st and 3rd with Bregman up

 

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Britton closes out the 7th. Houston bad with RISP tonight

 

[BKIslandersFan]

I take back everything I said about Paxton. f*** the Yankees except him.

 

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Bad call on the Didi check swing. Red dock follows that up with a great catch in RF to close out the inning. Verlander has been dominant since the 2nd inning. Urshela makes a nice play on Yuli to get the 1st out of the 8th

 

[Langdon Alger]

I guess we are going back to Houston.

 

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Hard to decide who’s more pathetic at the plate - Alvarez or Sanchez. Both look lost but Britton just clowned Alvarez in the exact same pitch 3 time’s in a row. Pretty sad at bat

 

[N o o d l e s]

Alvarez is absolutely clueless at the plate the entire series. Should probably sit

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Game 6 tomorrow night, aka bullpen-a-thon.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Astros also going with a pen game and using Cole for potential game 7?

 

[c9777666]

Game 6 tomorrow night, aka bullpen-a-thon.

NYY would be dumb to start Severino tomorrow. Even if they win, Cole vs bullpen game does not bode well

 

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Verlander sucked in the 1st but pretty much breezed through the rest of the game. Astros weren’t winning tonight based on how well Paxton pitched and the way they hit.

Bullpenmageddon for game 6 should be the complete opposite

 

[Emperoreddy]

NYY would be dumb to start Severino tomorrow. Even if they win, Cole vs bullpen game does not bode well

Boone said Sevy for game 7

 

[c9777666]

Boone said Sevy for game 7

sevy and Cole looming in game 7 makes game 6 more of a fair fight

 

[BMOK33]

Verlander sucked in the 1st but pretty much breezed through the rest of the game. Astros weren’t winning tonight based on how well Paxton pitched and the way they hit.

Bullpenmageddon for game 6 should be the complete opposite

As it turns out even if Verlander is totally on his game for 8 innings the Astros probably lose anyway the way it went tonight. This is why I liked the idea of holding him back for 6. No way do you lose both at home with him and Cole

 

[GKJ]

The idea of bullpen games in the playoffs, much less Game 6, seems absolutely absurd to me. Whether the absurdity is good or bad, I am willing to be open to that.

Wonder how many playoff games that were not shutouts had all the runs scored in the 1st inning.

 

[Halladay]

The idea of bullpen games in the playoffs, much less Game 6, seems absolutely absurd to me. Whether the absurdity is good or bad, I am willing to be open to that.

Wonder how many playoff games that were not shutouts had all the runs scored in the 1st inning.

The Astros winning tonight would really behoove them as they can throw Cole game 1. Their bullpen has done pretty well this series, and they havent worked to much.

To answer your question, Buck said that is the first time it ever happened in over 1600 playoff games.

 

[BMOK33]

So the 2003 Marlins are supposedly the only team to go on the road and win 6 and 7 ever in the LCS or WS. The 92 Pirates came within one out of doing it

 

[Halladay]

So the 2003 Marlins are supposedly the only team to go on the road and win 6 and 7 ever in the LCS or WS. The 92 Pirates came within one out of doing it

That is not correct, the Red Sox the next year in 2004. The Royals did it in 1985 and the Pirates in 1979. That is all that I know of.

 

[Cassano]

 

[John Price]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Peacock breezes through the 1st.