Houston Astros fans — the unthinkable happened last night in Game 5. Our team’s efforts to climb out of a 4-1 early hole in the game were futile, even as plays were made to turn the tide. The team had a chance to eliminate the New York Yankees on their home field last night and although that storyline would be accentuated as too good to be true, it definitely a scenario that was plausible.
Things were promising at the start with George Springer being able to score off a wild pitch by James Paxton at the top of the first inning but it was DJ LeMahieu‘s homer off Justin Verlander at the bottom of it where they put up a showing that did not relent the rest of the way.