AP Alvarez concluded a sublime series. The Astros are going to the World Series. Share This Article. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. He's the first batter Garcia fell behind to this point. Garcia saw four four-seamers all for strikes and a cutter for a ball. Velocity well over 96 on the four-seamers. Bregman scores and it's Astros with two outs in the bottom of the first. Alvarez Over 0. Two outs in the bottom of the first with Yordan Alavarez up.
Astros due up now in the bottom of the first. Brings up Xander Bogaerts with two outs and a man on third. Schwarber advances to second. Schwarber hustles down to first and it gives the Red Sox their first baserunner of the game. According to Fox's Ken Rosenthal, Garcia will have a short leash tonight and it could be a bullpen game for the Astros.
Tom Verducci and Ken Rosenthal will be the field reporters. Those hoping to stream the game can find it on the Fox Sports app or on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial. Replay Video. Skip Ad.
Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Found the story interesting? Like us on Facebook to see similar stories. As it turns out, they should not have been. Of his 76 pitches, 52 went for strikes. Maybe the extra day of rest between starts helped, but for the most part it was probably some mechanical tweaks that allowed Garcia to level up. Prior to Game 6, Garcia adjusted his drive foot on the mound, which not only helped ease the strain on his knee but also unlocked his stuff.
The velocity on the fastball was up significantly:. And the late movement on his pitches, particularly his cutter, was truly impressive. In related matters, Boston couldn't sniff his cutter all night, as they swung at the offering 13 times and whiffed on it 12 times. What's further encouraging for Houston is that since a mechanical adjustment underpins the improved velocity and movement, there's a solid chance it's sustainable going into the World Series. Seventh inning, one out, Astros up , but the Red Sox have runners on the corners.
That's a strikeout-throwout to cut down Alex Verdugo on his attempted steal of second and end the threat. That's also a museum-worthy throw by Maldonado that perfectly tailed into Carlos Correa's readied glove. Prior to Graveman's final pitch to Travis Shaw, the Astros had a 67 percent chance of winning Game 6. After the strikeout and Maldonado's hose-job, the Astros had a Many of those hits were of the clutch, game-altering variety. Then in the pitcher's duel that was Game 6, Alvarez went 4 for 4 with a triple and two doubles and also a hustle base-running play in the sixth that scored the second run of the game for the Astros.
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