Based on last year, if the Astros bullpen got a one-run lead going into the eighth inning, you would think the team's chances of winning were very much looking up.
But alas, tonight the bullpen let us down. (Apologies to Merle Haggard*)
Taking a 1-0 lead into the eighth, the Astros bullpen gave up three runs, and despite a too-little, too-late homer by Yordan Alvarez, the Astros fell 3-2.
But if you were looking for a pitcher’s duel in this Opening Day game between the Astros and White Sox, then the performances of starting aces Framber Valdez and Dylan Cease did not disappoint.