"It was one of those days I'd like to have a few plays back," Keuchel said. "I botched about three balls I usually make and that was the difference. Early on, I fought well, but just wasn't making quality pitches in hitters' counts and on the road with a quality opponent, even though they're not playing ball like they would like to, I can't afford to do that. And it cost me."
Keuchel (13-6) allowed the leadoff hitter to reach in four of his first five innings, including a homer off the bat of Danny Valencia in the third to make it 2-0.