"How you feelin'?" Astros manager A.J. Hinch asked Dallas Keuchel in the ninth inning of Thursday's 4-0 victory over the Yankees.
"Dandy," Keuchel responded.
"Finish the game," Hinch shot back. "I want to go home."
With the Yankees' Jose Pirela at the plate representing the tying run, Keuchel sent his manager home. He got the left fielder to bounce out to third on a changeup, stranding the bases loaded and completing a marvelous six-hit shutout in which he set a career high with 12 strikeouts. For Houston's ace, it was his third complete game and second shutout of the season.