It’s almost Halloween. And almost all Astros fans are wondering if their star pitcher is a werewolf. On any given night, which Framber Valdez is going to show up? The one who pitched eight innings of one-run ball against Boston in Game Five of the ALCS , or the one that allowed five runs in two innings tonight.
Maybe Framber didn’t howl tonight, but Astros fans worldwide could be heard making ear-curdling shrieks when Valdez allowed a two-run homer with no out in the third, putting the game out-of-reach before it had even reached the one-third mark.
Out of reach because the “big bats” in the Astros lineup were anemic.