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Arizona at Houston
This is Missed It. Arizona at Houston, Friday, September 4, with the Diamondbacks. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
Top 1 - Bot 2
We are in Houston, and it is a pitcher's duel from the very first pitch. Top of the first, we go down in order. Gabriel Moreno strikes out swinging with two outs and the bases empty. Quick half-inning for us. Bottom of the first, Houston goes quietly too. Isaac Paredes grounds out, second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Tim Tawa. Scoreless after one. Top of the second, we get a runner on. Lars Nootbaar pops out to catcher Yainer Diaz in foul territory. Then Max Kepler flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Nothing doing. Bottom of the second, Houston gets a runner on but Taylor Trammell grounds out to first baseman Tim Tawa. Still 0 to 0.
Bot 3 - Top 4
Bottom of the third. This is where it starts to slip. Yainer Diaz leads off and homers on a line drive to left center field. Houston up, 1 to 0. Then, with one out and two on, Isaac Paredes doubles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Max Kepler. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to third. It's 2 to 0. Jose Altuve follows with a sacrifice fly to left fielder Max Kepler in foul territory. Yordan Alvarez scores. 3 to 0. Daulton Varsho flies out to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to end the inning. We are down three. Top of the fourth. We need an answer. Gabriel Moreno leads off and homers on a line drive to left center field. We are on the board. 3 to 1. Max Kepler grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker, with two outs and a runner on. We get the one run but nothing more. Bottom of the fourth, LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out to first baseman Tim Tawa with two outs and a runner on. We hold. 3 to 1.
Top 5 - Bot 6
Top of the fifth. Geraldo Perdomo grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker with two outs and the bases empty. We go down in order. Bottom of the fifth, Jose Altuve strikes out swinging with two outs and a runner on. We escape. Top of the sixth. This is the one that hurts. Ketel Marte hits a ground-rule double on a fly ball down the left-field line. Gabriel Moreno to third. One out, runners on second and third. Then, bases loaded, one out. Nolan Arenado steps in. He grounds into a double play. Shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Lars Nootbaar out at second. Nolan Arenado out at first. The inning is over. The rally dies right there. Bottom of the sixth, Taylor Trammell grounds out softly, catcher Gabriel Moreno to first baseman Tim Tawa. Still 3 to 1.
Top 7 - Bot 8
Top of the seventh. Two outs, two on. Corbin Carroll pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. We leave them stranded. Bottom of the seventh, Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging with two outs and the bases empty. Quick inning. Top of the eighth. Ketel Marte grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Gabriel Moreno out at second. Ketel Marte out at first. Lars Nootbaar lines out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. We are running out of time. Bottom of the eighth, Jose Altuve grounds into a double play, second baseman Ketel Marte to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to first baseman Tim Tawa. Isaac Paredes out at second. Jose Altuve out at first. We get out of it.
Top 9
Top of the ninth. Last chance. Two outs, bases empty. Tim Tawa strikes out swinging. That's the ballgame. Final score: Arizona 1, Houston 3. We drop this one by two.
Outro
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Arizona at Houston
This is Missed It. Arizona at Houston, Friday, September 4, with the Astros. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
First Blood, Held
We're underway at Minute Maid, and it's a pitcher's duel early. Arizona goes down in order in the first, Gabriel Moreno striking out swinging with two away. We match them, Isaac Paredes grounding out to Ketel Marte to end our half. Nothing doing. The second inning is more of the same. Lars Nootbaar pops out to Yainer Diaz in foul territory. Max Kepler flies out to Jeremy Peña. We get a runner on, but Taylor Trammell grounds out to Tim Tawa. Still scoreless, still tense.
The Third Inning Erupts
Corbin Carroll strikes out swinging to end a quiet top half. Then the bottom of the third, that's where we seize it. No outs, bases empty. Yainer Diaz steps in, and he doesn't waste any time. He hammers a line drive to left center field, and it's gone. Home run. We're up, 1 to 0. The crowd is on its feet. We're not done. With one out and two on, Isaac Paredes rips a sharp line drive to left. Jeremy Peña scores, Yordan Alvarez moves to third. It's 2 to 0. Then Jose Altuve, with one out and two on, lifts a sacrifice fly to Max Kepler in foul territory. Yordan Alvarez tags and scores. 3 to 0. Daulton Varsho flies out to end the inning, but we've got a three-run lead.
The Answer and the Escape
Arizona answers quickly. Gabriel Moreno, leading off the fourth, launches a line drive to left center field. It's a home run. The lead is cut to 3 to 1. But we hold. Max Kepler grounds out to Jose Altuve. We get a runner on in our half, but LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out to end the inning. The fifth is quiet. Geraldo Perdomo grounds out to Christian Walker. Jose Altuve strikes out swinging with two away. Then the sixth. Arizona threatens. Ketel Marte hits a ground-rule double down the left-field line, Gabriel Moreno to third. Bases loaded, one out. This is the moment. Nolan Arenado steps in. He grounds into a double play. Jeremy Peña to Jose Altuve to Christian Walker. Lars Nootbaar is out at second. Arenado is out at first. Inning over. The threat is snuffed out. We escape.
Locked In
The seventh is a grind. Corbin Carroll pops out to Jeremy Peña with two on. We go down in order, Jeremy Peña striking out swinging. The eighth, more defense. Ketel Marte grounds into a double play, Jeremy Peña to Christian Walker. Gabriel Moreno out at second. Lars Nootbaar lines out to Daulton Varsho. We get a runner on, but Jose Altuve grounds into a double play of our own. Now the ninth. Three outs to go. Arizona sends up Tim Tawa with two outs and the bases empty. He strikes out swinging. That's the ballgame. We take it, 3 to 1. A win for Houston.
Outro
That was Arizona at Houston, from the Astros side. This has been Missed It. Every game, both sides, at missed it dot net. Produced by James Barrett.