GDT: Tigers vs. Astros, 7/14/2018

[astrosdoug]

In recent seasons, Gattis has tended to have 2 great months and 4 pretty awful ones. It's very unpredictable with him.

[marshall]

Base-runners stranded. Great grab by Bregman of a hard line drive.

[bannedfan]

Marwin swings at ball 4 and grounds out.

[astrosdoug]

Tucker didn't even look like he was running full speed to get to 3rd. well-placed hit.

[bannedfan]

Springer delivers! 3-0.😎

[bannedfan]

Bregman is a hitting machine.

[marshall]

Two more runs. I like 2 per inning.

[koolade2]

Wasn't that Springer first extra-base hit and quite a while.

Then he is sent for no reason to be thrown out at home. Astros sometimes just run the bases stupid

[koolade2]

Boston scores 4 in the 10th for the win

[bannedfan]

Jul 14, 2018 14:57:49 GMT -6 koolade2 said:

Boston scores 4 in the 10th for the win

Walk off grand slam by Bogaerts.

[blcoach8]

Poor dedision by Pettis to send George home on Bregman's hit. Glad to see George get that double and good baserunning today by Reddick and Tucker.

[bannedfan]

50 pitches for 7 outs for Cole so far.

[bannedfan]

Cole won’t go deep into this game.

[koolade2]

Looking at that Boston is on pace for 112 wins and Astros on pace for 105. That Seattle team back few years really must have been on a Run to end up with 116 wins.

[bannedfan]

Jul 14, 2018 15:06:38 GMT -6 koolade2 said:

Looking at that Boston is on pace for 112 wins and Astros on pace for 105. That Seattle team back few years really must have been on a Run to end up with 116 wins.

I think it’s going to come down to those 2 teams for the ALCS.

[bannedfan]

2 K’s to end the threat.

[koolade2]

Jul 14, 2018 15:07:40 GMT -6 bannedfan said:

Jul 14, 2018 15:06:38 GMT -6 koolade2 said:

Looking at that Boston is on pace for 112 wins and Astros on pace for 105. That Seattle team back few years really must have been on a Run to end up with 116 wins.

I think it’s going to come down to those 2 teams for the ALCS.I

I agree unless the Yankee's find another Starter or two.    Astros really need to find another bat to complement Altuve and Bregman and Correa.  I no longer have any confidence in Springer or Gattis.  Especially Gattis and Marwin.

[marshall]

Cole erasing traffic. Astros scoring. Keep it up.

[bannedfan]

Marwin joins in with an RBI. 5-0.

[astrosdoug]

article on Giles out today

www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-ken-giles-became-a-minor-leaguer/

Not much in there we didn't already know. Just a couple graphs analyzing his fastball and slider that add a little something to the discussion, but nothing groundbreaking.

[marshall]

We have to pick up the pace after only scoring 1 that inning.

[m240]

If I am not mistaken with that run scored today Tucker has more runs scored than he does hits.  

[astrosdoug]

An interesting comment from the Giles article:

"Ken Giles 2018

Save Situations: 1 tOPS+
Non-Sv Situations: 149 tOPS+

Team Ahead: 59 tOPS+
Team Tied: 251 tOPS+
Team Behind: 146 tOPS+

Ken Giles has been incredible this year in games in which his team is winning, by fewer than 4 runs, and Giles is in position to finish the game.

Ken Giles has been terrible this year in all other situations.

The Astros will not allow Ken Giles to finish games the Astros are leading by fewer than 4 runs until Ken Giles is better in non-save situations."

[bannedfan]

Jul 14, 2018 15:22:24 GMT -6 m240 said:

If I am not mistaken with that run scored today Tucker has more runs scored than he does hits.  

Correct. Five runs and four hits. His WAR is -.2.

[bannedfan]

Umps K zone is too small and it’s helping run up Coles pitch count.

[marshall]

Cole strands another base runner.

[marshall]

George is heating up.

[bannedfan]

Nice hit George.

[marshall]

OH NO!!!
The offense is tanking!!

[Deleted]

HAHA there's Springer's 10th hit in exactly 10 games (since the slump). 10/35