L/R/S POS PLAYER OBP SLG OPS+ WAR R 2B ALTUVE, Jose 387 531 918 4.9 R SS PEÑA, Jeremy 286 414 700 4.4 L DH ALVAREZ, Yordan 407 614 1021 6.5 R 3B BREGMAN, Alex 370 462 832 4.6 L RF TUCKER, Kyle 337 487 824 5.5 R 1B GURRIEL, Yuli 284 356 640 (0.4) R LF MANCINI, Trey 273 393 666 1.6 R C VASQUEZ, Christian 280 270 550 1.9 R CF McCORMICK, Chas 321 391 712 1.3
Since Peña is batting 2nd today the Astros have about an 87% chance for a win. 40-6 now with Peña batting 2nd.
I do think any question about Gurriel starting at 1B if he is on the roster in the playoffs has been answered.
5.48 R/G in those 46 (252R) vs 4.19 in the other 112 (469R) eta: I'm actually pretty shocked at the disparity, but it certainly explains the 40-6 record
Haha… well after the game I watched Hocus Pocus 2 with the kids and then this morning did a row class(brutal) with my wife so the knowledge and taste thing is questionable.
I like todays lineup. Please rake. On another topic - not looking forward to playing winner of Blue Jays - Mariners series. That will be a hard fought series with the winner riding a ton of momentum into the ALDS. I’m worried about a trap game in MM where our offense just falls flat and our pitching isn’t at its peak due to a week off
If you'd like for the Rays to be in the Astros bracket then I guess you're rooting for the Rays to win today.
The other day Dusty said that Yordan will be playing LF quite a bit in the playoffs unless the ankle ( or some other body part) hinders the plan. That tells me they expect to start Yuli at 1B and DH Mancini those games.
With one exception, I do too. Since the WC teams will probably use better pitchers in the WC series, the match-ups should be in our favor.
When I see Yuli, I can't help hoping he pulls a Damned Yankee special and performs in the playoffs if he's going to be here anyway. I'm rooting for him, even if I don't understand why he's playing.
Pena 71 R 21 HR 60 RBI Correa 70 R 22 HR 63 RBI One has been buried at the bottom of the lineup for 2/3 of the season, the other smack dab in the heart of the lineup. Interesting.
