After a slightly below average July, the Astros continued their swoon finishing August 13-15.
Their team numbers for the month…
Offense – August – Ranking in the AL
.233 BA (9th) / .302 OBP (11th) / .679 OPS (12th) / 99 runs (14th) / HRs 31 (12th)
Pitching – August – Ranking in the AL
4.36 ERA (11th) / 6 saves (7th) / 1.34 WHIP (12th) / 239 Ks (7th) / 106 walks (3rd worst) / 37 HR (T-8th best)
Wow. Combining the fifth-worst ERA with the second-worst runs scored in the AL and only finishing the month at 2 under .500 does not seem too bad. Not sure how they did it, but it kind of matches how the month felt. A team that was struggling but could have been so much worse.
Now on to the awards….
Here is a quick stat chart of the Astros’ pitchers in the month of August.
| Name | Gm | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | Ks/9 IP | BAA | OBPA | OPSA | BAbip | IR/ IS |
| Framber Valdez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30.1 | 5.64 | 1.516 | 5 | .298 | .366 | .744 | .333 | N/A |
| Hunter Brown | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37.2 | 1.67 | 1.035 | 7.9 | .209 | .277 | .590 | .260 | N/A |
| Lance McCullers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.50 | 2.500 | 10.5 | .320 | .485 | .885 | .444 | 0/0 |
| Cristian Javier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3.38 | 1.125 | 9 | .161 | .284 | .498 | .200 | N/A |
| Colton Gordon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15.00 | 2.500 | 12 | .406 | .457 | 1.363 | .450 | 0/0 |
| Josh Hader | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.250 | 6.8 | .143 | .294 | .508 | .182 | 0/0 |
| Bryan Abreu | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13.2 | 1.98 | 1.024 | 12.5 | .184 | .268 | .472 | .290 | 5/1 |
| Bryan King | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.27 | 1.091 | 11.5 | .233 | .267 | .755 | .269 | 2/0 |
| Steven Okert | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.25 | 0.750 | .750 | .146 | .205 | .424 | .192 | 8/2 |
| Bennett Sousa | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 | 4.05 | 1.200 | 10.8 | .200 | .286 | .606 | .250 | 5/0 |
| Kaleb Ort | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2.25 | 1.500 | 12 | .186 | .340 | .595 | .269 | 9/1 |
| Spencer Arrighetti | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25.2 | 5.26 | 1.597 | 8.1 | .269 | .368 | .827 | .292 | N/A |
| Jason Alexander | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2.17 | 0.966 | 8.1 | .204 | .259 | .601 | .231 | N/A |
| Shawn Dubin* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 14.04 | 1.920 | 5.4 | .368 | .415 | 1.125 | .345 | 2/1 |
| Tayler Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.00 | 4.200 | 5.4 | .556 | .583 | 2.028 | .429 | 0/0 |
| A.J. Blubaugh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.60 | 0.800 | 9 | .167 | .211 | .766 | .091 | 0/0 |
| Hector Neris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 12.27 | 2.455 | 12.3 | .353 | .450 | 1.391 | .400 | 1/0 |
| Enyel de los Santos | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 1.08 | 0.840 | 8.6 | .207 | .233 | .613 | .250 | 9/2 |
| Logan Van Wey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0/0 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 18 | .167 | .444 | .611 | .500 | 1/0 |
| Jordan Weems | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 33.75 | 5.250 | 0 | .500 | .636 | 1.261 | .500 | 0/0 |
| John Rooney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.75 | 1.500 | 13.5 | .200 | .333 | 1.133 | .000 | 1/0 |
Note – I added the IR (Inherited runners) / IS (Inherited runners who scored) stat for the relievers.
*This includes two games with the Baltimore Orioles
- Starting Pitcher of the Month. Jason Alexander – He and Hunter Brown traded off leading in most categories, but we will give the edge to Costanza 2.0 based on how much it was needed, plus having such great slash numbers against and the excellent WHIP.
- Runner-up. Hunter Brown – His 1-2 record is not impressive, but it was also undeserved. He led the starters in ERA, innings pitched and OPS against. He should have been 5-1, but he gets to sue his teammates for non-support.
- Last Month. Winner – Framber Valdez / Runner-up – Brandon Walter
- Relief Pitcher of the Month. Bryan Abreu – He had to take over the closer spot and did not blow a save on the month. His only flinch was in a tie game at the end of August after being clean the first 12 times he pitched in the month.
- Runner-up. Tie – Steven Okert & Enyel de lost Santos – Okert’s great WHIP (0.750) – his microscopic slash against (.146 BA/ .205 OBP/ .424 OPS) – he was excellent while being used in more and more higher leverage situations. De los Santos, a waiver pickup was just so good for them with a tiny ERA.
- Last Month. Winner – Bryan Abreu / Runner-up – Bryan King
- Special Recognition. On the pitching side – we will recognize a number of folks. Cristian Javier / Kaleb Ort/ A.J. Blubaugh – Look at that tiny batting average against Javier – taking us back to his 2022 super self. After struggling early in the year, Ort has been very good for two months in a row and was even used to lock down a save with Abreu not available. Blubaugh was beat up in his MLB debut (7 runs/2 earned) early in the year, but gave the Astros three solid outings they desperately needed in August.
Here is a quick stat chart of the Astros’ position players in the month of August.
| Name | AB | R | 2B | HR | RBI | BB | K | BA | OBP | OPS | BAbip |
| Carlos Correa | 105 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 21 | .295 | .362 | .772 | .346 |
| Jose Altuve | 108 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | .231 | .297 | .695 | .235 |
| Christian Walker | 102 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 30 | .235 | .310 | .829 | .250 |
| Cam Smith | 69 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | .147 | .227 | .447 | .191 |
| Yainer Diaz | 90 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 17 | .256 | .287 | .676 | .286 |
| Jeremy Pena | 103 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | .251 | .319 | .736 | .291 |
| Jesus Sanchez | 86 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | .244 | .301 | .708 | .297 |
| Victor Caratini | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | .293 | .388 | .802 | .344 |
| Mauricio Dubon | 80 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | .200 | .229 | .504 | .217 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .286 | .500 | 1.000 | .231 |
| Cooper Hummell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | N/A |
| Ramon Urias | 56 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .286 | .333 | .762 | .385 |
| Jacob Melton | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .091 | .147 | .241 | .158 |
| Cesar Salazar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | .500 |
| Taylor Trammell | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .125 | .243 | .462 | .167 |
| Chas McCormick | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .148 | .258 | .591 | .200 |
- Positional Player of the Month. Christian Walker – Ignoring that .235 BA and those 30 K’s in August and concentrating on how he led the team in runs scored, HRs and RBIs.
- Runner-up. Carlos Correa. He finished the month on a 2 for 22 free fall, but for the month he had a very good slash line and was one of the better run producers.
- Last Month. Winner – Jose Altuve / Runner-up – Christian Walker
- Special Recognition. Victor Caratini – He didn’t get enough at bats for the month, but he took advantage of those he did get and had a great looking slash in August.
- Biggest Surprise (Positive). Jason Alexander – Like so many pitchers before him, he got thrown into an open spot in the rotation and owned it after crashing and burning with the A’s earlier in the season.
- Runner-up. Kaleb Ort – A rock solid option out of the bullpen after appearing to be a prime candidate to be off the roster earlier in the season.
- Last Month. Winner – Taylor Trammell / Runner-up – Brandon Walter
- Biggest Disappointment. Taylor Trammell – After being a positive surprise in July, Trammell crashed hard in August until literally crashing his way onto the IL.
- Runner-up. Chas McCormick – I probably should put Cam Smith here someplace, but I don’t feel like shunning the kid two months in a row. Chas was not given many at bats but frankly hit so poorly he didn’t earn many at bats…..well maybe he should have more than the overmatched Jacob Melton.
- Last Month. Winner – Lance McCullers / Runner-up – Cam Smith
There are some interesting and puzzling things that happened to the Astros in the month of August:
- The league has tried to walk their way past Yordan Alvarez since his return as he had 21 plate appearances and 7 walks. But that .500 OBP is fueling a 1.000 OPS because he is hitting when a pitch comes close enough for him to swat.
- Yordan Part II – you may never see a 7 walk vs. 1 K line in your life, but Yordan had that in August.
- On the other hand, those 30 Ks vs. 10 walks for Walker make you scratch your head – but he still was very productive for the month. What if he puts together a month where he hits. .320?
- Hey Astros fans – if I told you that you would have a month where Framber had a 5.64 ERA, Hunter was 1-2, Arrighetti had a 5.26 ERA, Lance had a 7.50 ERA, Josh Hader would go down after only 3 games, and Hector Neris, Jordan Weems, Colton Gordon and Shawn Dubin would all have ERAs over 10 (and in some cases way over 10) for the month and the team would still be 13-15, would you have believed it? This is while the team is not scoring runs.
- Unless you count Cesar Salazar going 2 for 4 this month, no hitter was over the magic .300 mark for August. That is almost unprecedented in my memory.
As usual, it is your turn to comment. Any awards you disagree with? Any new ones you want to award?
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33 responses to “ ChipalattAwards for August”
The Astros used 38 players in August. I’m sure Joe has done some aging.
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And of those they used 22 pitchers in August (and actually 23 as I did not include stats for Chas from August). In 2022 they used 22 pitchers the whole season. In 2023 they used 22 pitchers plus two position players pitching for the whole season.
They would have used more than 16 position players but they have minimal depth to pull from. But will like it when Meyers returns and Melton leaves.
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Trying to pick winners out of our lineup is like a litany of lipstick-wearing piggies.
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It was tough OP – not much to choose from at all – so I went for run production…. mostly.
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Good morning! It was a great college football opening weekend. I only watched the 8th and 9th innings the last few days. I heard Luis Garcia had a good return though. Box score shows 6 innings, 79 pitches, and a QS. The Astros need all of those they can get. Throwing only 79 pitches to get through 6 innings, perfect for both Luis and this pushed ‘pen.
My take on the month is a little different than what the averages tell us. The pitching/defense created 13 games that were very winnable (allowing 3 or less runs). We went 9-4 in those games. They gave us 3 more of 4 or 5 runs surrendered. Sixteen of 28 games doesn’t make me feel good about how the pitching went. You would like to see that up to 19 or 20 of 28. They went 19-7 in June on the back of giving up 3 or less 21 times in 26 games. I’m glad that a 13 of 28 still ended up nearly .500. The offense was inconsistent for sure but stepped up in key spots to make that happen. Every year some team wins a division off one really hot month (in our case a 19-7 June) and piddling along around .500 the rest of the time. Take out June, and this team is the most .500 team you will ever see, within the ol’ political + or – margin every month.
Interesting that Luis Garcia spelled the end of LMJ in the rotation. I don’t know what use McCullers is in the bullpen if he can’t throw strikes. Can’t walk people from the bullpen, we don’t have space for you to give up a 3 spot in an inning and try and make it up with 4 more scoreless ones. Give up a 3 spot in the 7th inning we probably lose that game. I really think LMJ is just going to become the relegated mop up guy the rest of the year, giving us multiple innings in spots that game outcomes seems likely. Give him a chance to regroup and get ready for 2026. He needs those 2-3 MPH he lost to keep people off that curve ball.
Christian Walker had a very Abreuish month of August. Demonstrated power, but still hit .235 with 30 Ks for the month. If September is a match of his August, despite the negative WAR, the K’s, he still finishes around 30 dingers and 85 RBIs, we are getting some good between all the bad. Just so many frustrating at bats in August, and for that matter, the year.
Jason Alexander has earned his spot in this rotation. I don’t know if he keeps it, his last start he got hit hard, but he pitched into the 6th and left a winnable game despite a ton of balls hit 90+ off the barrel. Has this guy figured out how to pitch at 32? I’m all for taking advantage of getting a career year out of someone, I would love to see him in a full, healthy season have a year in 2026 to tell his grandkids about. Definitely in my mind the Astros player of the month. Nothing is cooler than watching guys come out of nowhere.
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I have to agree Steven – this was such a weird month. You have the 5th worst ERA combined with the 2nd worst runs scored and you think this would be like a 10-18 month or worse. And usually, it is the pitching that is more important for the team to be consistent.
You could kind of split the month into two sections and look at a little closer at those.
They started off the month 7-11 and then were 6-4 in the last 10 games.
In those first 18 games they scored 59 runs (3.28/gm) and allowed 95 runs (5.28/gm). That included 3 games allowing 10 or more runs.
In the last 10 games they scored 40 runs (4/gm) and allowed 39 runs (3.9/gm). But they did have two games where they gave up a bunch of runs, but won – 10-7 and 9-8.
They had better pitching by far in those last 10 games , outside those two outliers – giving up 24 runs (3 runs/ gm) in those other 8 games. Their hitting was schizophrenic. In the 4 losses they scored (2 runs, 1 run, 1 run, 0 runs) or 1 run/gm. In the 6 wins they scored 6 runs/gm.
One of the biggest things helping the pitching is that they are starting to get more consistent depth from their starters, now that the returning pitchers are beginning to hit their strides. This way they are not relying on the bottom feeders in the bullpen (other than Lance) for as many innings.
The hitting just needs to get away from those 0 for X or 1 for Y with RISP. That just kills them.
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Discussing the number of pitchers…..
Astros pitching staff sets MLB record thanks to battered summer
What is funny – the article mentions Lance McCullers Jr., but does not mention Cristian Javier when talking about starters down the stretch.
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Joe never gets any credit for managing that revolving door all season and along with his associate, deserves a nod.
And of course Dana Brown, the guy who has been finding warm bodies all year, should be appreciated too. 22 different guys picking up at least one win? A record!
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Thoughts
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I was really impressed by Blubaugh. It was garbage time and giving up runs probably wouldn’t have impacted the game, but you could see just how stressed he was facing Aaron Judge. Not only did he rise to the occasion, but he threw some perfect pitches. Hopefully it’s an indicator of more good things to come from him. On the other hand, we complain about Altuve and Pena waving at sliders off the plate. I’m tired of watching Walker miss sliders down the middle. Can we send him to an optometrist?
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With Walker, it is either feast or famine.
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Outside of Framber’s win against the Rockies last week, other than providing innings, he was of no help in August. We’ll probably never know exactly what happened between Salazar and Valdez prior to the grand slam last night, but it’s obvious Framber ignored his catcher and grooved that pitch, even as Salazar clearly held up his hand to stop the play.
It’s only fair to say the Astros played another crappy game last night. Our remarkable inability to get a bunt down was just part of it. We got Fried on an off night. But he battled, played great defense off the mound and led. He led his team.
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Every night it seems that the guy who is pitching against the Astros is a Cy Young candidate.
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We sure seem to help their resumes every night OP.
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And if we are hoping to get help from the recovering position players – Jake Meyers and Zach Dezenzo are both struggling at AAA….
CF Jake Meyers
Injury: Right calf strain
IL date: July 11 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Sept. 5
Status: Meyers is 1-for-9 with two walks and a strikeout in three Minor League rehab games for Triple-A Sugar Land. (updated Sept. 1)
OF/INF Zach Dezenzo
Injury: Left hand inflammation
IL date: June 1 (transferred to 60-day IL on July 11)
Expected return: September
Status: Dezenzo is 2-for-14 with three strikeouts in four rehab games at Triple-A Sugar Land. (updated Sept. 1)
Oh and they were both 0 for 3 yesterday too
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Did that last Angels gm give me a false sense of hope for the offense? Devin, I think Father Time, sad to say, has caught up to Walker. He swings and misses at as many P inside the zone as he does out of it. And this is his 1st yr of a 3 yr contract. When he connects he does damage but the ofers are grievous still. As I stated in the last post, I am miffed at JP’s decision to hop back on the chase bandwagon. I have no idea how hard it is for him to return to MVP form but the discipline he displayed getting there would be worth the effort to try and replicate. Can someone explain to me why Diaz is arm swinging at P rather than using his legs to drive through them? I have hope still for this young man when and if he decides to improve at the plate. Nitpicking won’t change a thing, I know, but some of these hitters need to get it so they can get with it to help this team win down the stretch and into the playoffs. The fact DB is not happy with the offense or its approach is telling I recently read (sorry didn’t paste that article). Time will tell how that story unfolds later I suppose.
Meanwhile, both the Astros/Cubs better get their offenses in gear to satisfy my wish for a WS between the two, lol.
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I did not watch the game last night. I only saw the video of the pitch thrown by Framber sometime soon after the grand slam that hit Salazar dead in the chest a few minutes ago.
I think there is a pretty good chance Framber crossed up Salazar intentionally. Salazar was obviously shocked. Framber showed zero emotion, simply taking the throw back and turning away from the plate. Even the guy hitting looked surprised. If intentional, that would go way beyond the goofy Framber we already know.
I’m guessing this pitch was also discussed in Joe Espada’s office last night and everyone said the correct things. But the rest of the guys in the dugout know what happened out there. I really wonder if the team is tired of Framber at this point.
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Yeeeaaa, I think it is past time to move from the diva.
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I have to share what I saw on Space City Sports this morning in reference to Framber and Salazar’s “mix-up.” Someone claimed they had the pitchcom transcript –
Salazar – “curveball”
Valdez – “splitter”
Salazar – “curveball”
Salazar – “curveball!”
Salazar – “curveball mot****er!!!!”
Salazar – “that was some bul***t!”
Valdez – “no one tells Framber what to do”
Diaz – can hear hahahahahaha from the dugout
You should go check out the video at Space City Sports, I had tears going down my face.
Seriously though, Framber wants everyone to believe it was an accident, but coincidentally it just happens the pitch after he gives up a grandslam on a fat fastball right down the middle. He probably wanted to throw something different, Salazar gave him that call, he didn’t shake it off, got blasted and wanted to pay back his catcher. Dude can sometimes just be a big baby. I felt it was obvious watching it live that the way he stepped off and turned his back on Salazar that he did it on purpose and knew right away he probably let his emotions go on it.
To be honest, this has got to be hard. He is in the homestretch of trying to convince someone to give him 200M in the offseason, and he gives up a grandslam at a time the game was very much still in play.
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Sarge
According to this…..Valdez, Salazar shake off post-grand slam cross-up: ‘We’re good’
Salazar called the curveball on the slam and Framber did not want to – so he threw a sinker that the hitter crushed. Now why the heck Framber got mad at Salazar (instead of himself) I don’t have a clue.
You are so right – it is tough to think this (and a similar problem with Diaz) does not weigh big on people who might hand him a payday after the season. On top of that – in a critical 6 start segment he is 1-4 with a 6.37 ERA.
He can turn this around and help us make us forget this (almost) but his teammates have to be side eyeing him right now.
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And don’t forget, Salazar tired to save Framber’s butt by aborting that grand slam pitch. Who knows, maybe Salazar saw the runner on second relay the pitch to Grisham. Regardless of the reason, Salazar was trying to do Valdez a favor and obviously had good reason to try and stop the pitch.
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I can put up with occasional melt downs from any pitcher. But this was like a purposeful problem that he made even worse.
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I wasn’t watching and can only comment on the replay, but with the Manfred rules in place it’s possible Framber did not want to use a disengagement or had already reached his limit. Giving him benefit of the doubt, when Salazar started waving him off it may have caused him to lose concentration and groove the pitch. That’s a bad look, obviously, but we’re used to the mental side for Framber being a roller coaster. The cross-up sure looked intentional. It is reasonable to believe that Framber was locked in on sinker, not considering a curve, still thinking about the 4 runs he just gave up, and wasn’t paying attention to the pitch-com. It’s also conceivable they had a gameplan where sinker was what he anticipated in this scenario. Regardless, it looks like he was showing his catcher up and that will probably cost him this winter.
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Another bummer with a P going on the IL. Just heard Spencer A has elbow inflammation.
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Arrighetti on the IL with elbow inflammation – oh Lord.
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Ho hum.
Another uneventful day in Astroland.
We lead the league by 4 games.
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Thoughts
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Yordan’s first three hits all had exit velocities of 105+ mph. I suspect the fourth was slightly less and would have been an out if he hit it harder. I’m giving Yordan’s skill as a hitter and willingness to go the other way credit for that. Also, I feared the ump was going to screw us there. He missed a strike on the previous batter because the Yankees’ catcher is a terrible receiver. He correctly called the first pitch a ball, but the second pitch to Yordan in that AB was pretty far outside and not even a challenging call…yet he called it a strike. Fortunately, Yordan took the same pitch and lined it to “left fielder” Giancarlo Stanton who promptly air mailed his cutoff man allowing the tying run to score and the runners to advance. Then, inexcusably, our power hitting 2B/LF/DH decided with a 1-0 count, 2 outs, and two runners in scoring position he should try to lay down a bunt. Fortunately, it was a terrible attempt that went foul and wasn’t caught to end the inning. However, he then flew out to RF to end the inning. Those same commentators were complaining that the Astros and their terrible offense must be deciding to lay down all these bunts on their own and need to just stop. I agree with them and don’t understand why Espada is allowing it.
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Lots of good observations, Devin. The one about Stanton is interesting. Yordan is no gazelle in left field, but he is pretty good at covering ground and has a strong accurate arm in LF. I feel like every time we play the Yanks that when they put Stanton in the field it is an invite to hit something that direction. He does not cover much ground and has a noodle of an arm when he has to use it.
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Our friend Jose Altuve seems to need a real confidence booster. He’s just not that happy hitter we all know and love. He’s had a batch of those head scratching bunt attempts this season. One thing it tells me is that there isn’t anyone willing to chat with Jose about his decision making process. I’d hope that someone like Correa might get through to him.
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I will say this about Jose’s bunt attempts – they are usually with no one on and fairly often he is successful at getting on base. I think it also may help him pull the 3B in a bit so he can slash it past him.
Now if you want to have Carlos Correa talk to him about his base running idiocy – I am fully behind that.
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Dan, you’ll never convince me that our three hitter should be bunting with runners on second and third with two outs in the 7th inning of a tie game. He’s tried it several times on the season and I don’t think there has been a positive outcome. It’s typically a wasted at bat.
I will always applaud taking advantage of a deep playing third baseman willing to give up a base hit.
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Daveb
I guess I am mis-remembering (shades of Roger Clemens) this. I remember Pena doing this recently which hacked me off – had not remembered Altuve doing it with ducks on the pond. But if he did – I do have a problem with that – unless it is a total gimme by the 3B,
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