Honestly, during the eighth inning my wife walked into the room when Toro was at bat. I told her that Graveman was the Astros’ new pitcher acquired from Seattle and the batter Toro was the player the Astros surrender.
In a morbid mood, I said: “he’s going to hit a grand slam and humiliate his former team.”
There’s not much else to say about this game. Lance McCullers managed to pitch out of trouble and maintain a shutout through five innings. Yimi Garcia and Blake Taylor extended the shutout through seven until Kendall Graveman allowed a walk, a single, and a hit batter to load the bases for Toro, who hit the eighth pitch deep to right center field.