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Houston Astros 2nd baseman Jose Altuve opened the scoring versus the Tampa Bay Rays in Sundays Game 1 of the American League Championship Series by striking a solo crowning achievement in the top of the first inning. Altuve helped start the scoring in Mondays Game 2 too … albeit for the Rays, and albeit in a less-direct way.
Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. had actually relatively finished his first inning of work when he coerced a groundball from Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi to the best side. Altuve, stationed in an overshift, fielded the ball in shallow ideal field and lobbed it to initially. Sadly, Yuli Gurriel was not able to corral it– not that he appeared to make the most enthusiastic of efforts for it, either:
Fortunately, Margot seemed all right regardless of taking the nasty fall.
What appeared to be a routine play was rather considered a Gurriel error. Later, the official scorer changed their mind, charging Altuve with the mistake. (We choose them sharing the blame.).
That error would be bad enough by itself, but Manuel Margot quickly made matters worse for Altuve and the Astros by introducing a hanging curveball from McCullers and delivering a three-run crowning achievement to center field. Have a look:.
Margot, apparently on a one-player mission to make the Astros as irritated as possible on Monday afternoon, then delivered with a running catch in the top of the 2nd that saw him go head-over-heels over a wall and out of the field of play. The play was noteworthy on its own benefits, however it likewise eliminated a rally on Houstons part: the Astros had two on and 2 out with George Springer at the dish..
According to Statcast, Margot had to run more than 100 feet to find the ball:.
