Last night the Tampa Bay Rays thought they had made a statement to the reigning champions of major league baseball. Tonight, the Astros replied, not so fast buckaroos.
It started as a pitching duel royale between Luis Garcia and Rays starter Drew Rasmussen through four scoreless innings. But in the end, the only one left dueling was Luis Garcia.
The entire scoring for the night happened in the Astros’ fifth inning. It started with one out with a Mauricio Dubon (who else) double. He thereby extended his hitting streak to 19 games.
Unreal.