A premier pitching match-up. The AL’s number 2 strikeout leader, Chris Sale against the AL’s number 1, Gerrit Cole. But then again, every time the other team puts out their ace, its a premier pitching match-up against the Astros. So you better score runs any way you can, right?
Like in the first inning when George Springer scored from second on a strikeout. What? Followed by a Yuli Gurriel RBI infield single, the first hit allowed with 2 outs and RISP all year by Sale. Why not?
Or when Brock Holt hit an RBI double off the glove of George Springer in the second.