After the game, the Twins announcer were proud that the former Astro, Christian Vazquez, hit a walk-off home run against “one of the best closers in the game.”
It is time to ask, did the Astros pay multi-millions for past laurels rather than present and future performance? Is Josh Hader really one of the best closers in the game in 2024? Did they make the same mistake on Josh Hader that they made on Jose Abreu?
Before Hader lost the game against the only batter he faced, it was a low-scoring game.
The Astros struck first in the second inning with their only two runs on a bases-loaded sac fly by Cesar Salazar and an RBI single by Jose Altuve.