Astros 2, Angels 1
The game wasn’t even short. It ended after 10, and the official time was 2 hours and 56 minutes. 3 runs were scored.
This game didn’t give us any mercy. To open Players’ Weekend, Laz Diaz was behind the plate. Well known as one of the worst umpires in the game, Diaz kept up his inconsistent strike zone consistently. If a pitch was clearly a strike (in his eyes), he would pump his right first quickly in front of him. If it was a little off the zone, he would wait half a second, and then sharply turn his body to the right and point over there yonder, as if he couldn’t look the camera in the eye as he was missing calls left and right.