Coming into Friday Night, the Astros needed just two wins to capture their 10th consecutive Silver Boot Series from the Rangers. They still need two wins. Rangers 7 Astros 3.
On this night, Wyatt Langford would be the hero, albeit late. In the 8th, Langford would deposit the second pitch offered by reliever Bryan King into the left field seats, breaking a deadlocked 3-3 affair. Jake Burger would follow that up with his 16th blast of the season and just like that, King would allow 4 runs in a dreadful showing.
Aside from King's errant outing, the focus lies front and center on Hunter Brown. In short, Brown isn't right. The evidence continues to mount, from a 23-pitch opening inning to the issuing of lead off walks time and time again. The "ace" who was once dominant is now struggling with mechanics and attacking the zone. At one point in the fourth inning, Brown would scrap the wind up completely and actually deliver from the stretch to multiple batters. It would mark Brown's fifth start since returning from a shoulder strain and now the question is "if" the mound dominance which placed him third in last year's Cy Young Award voting will ever return this season full throttle. Brown's final stat line would read: 6 IP, 4H 3 ER 5 BB and 4 K's.
The five walks would tie a career high.
The Rangers would start the scoring, putting up a pair of runs in the first. Brandon Nimmo's double would score Wyatt Langford. Josh Jung would cross home plate shortly thereafter.
On this night, Wyatt Langford would be the hero, albeit late. In the 8th, Langford would deposit the second pitch offered by reliever Bryan King into the left field seats, breaking a deadlocked 3-3 affair. Jake Burger would follow that up with his 16th blast of the season and just like that, King would allow 4 runs in a dreadful showing.
Aside from King's errant outing, the focus lies front and center on Hunter Brown. In short, Brown isn't right. The evidence continues to mount, from a 23-pitch opening inning to the issuing of lead off walks time and time again. The "ace" who was once dominant is now struggling with mechanics and attacking the zone. At one point in the fourth inning, Brown would scrap the wind up completely and actually deliver from the stretch to multiple batters. It would mark Brown's fifth start since returning from a shoulder strain and now the question is "if" the mound dominance which placed him third in last year's Cy Young Award voting will ever return this season full throttle. Brown's final stat line would read: 6 IP, 4H 3 ER 5 BB and 4 K's.
The five walks would tie a career high.
The Rangers would start the scoring, putting up a pair of runs in the first. Brandon Nimmo's double would score Wyatt Langford. Josh Jung would cross home plate shortly thereafter.
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