Early on, things looked about ready to unravel. The Astros jumped to an early 2-0 lead thanks to the two worst things in baseball: a bunt and a bases loaded walk. Both of these things came at the hands of Corey Kluber. Kluber, once again, walked a run home. This was the fourth time this has happened this season. If that seems strange to you, you’d be right:
It’s not clear why Kluber hasn’t enjoyed the same success in 2019 that he has in previous seasons. Especially looking at tonight, he seemed to have great movement on his pitches (his curve especially) and his fastball was back up to 94 mph at times.