Adrian Martinez (4-4, 5.59) starts Friday, looking to rebound from a rough last start Saturday against the White Sox where he allowed 14 hits and seven runs in 3 ⅔ innings. Verlander threw bullpen sessions last week in Houston and then Tuesday in Detroit and is set to return to the rotation against Oakland. Magic number to clinch playoffs: Clinched Sept. Kaprielian pitched six innings, allowing two runs and five hits while walking four and striking out four.īriefly: Justin Verlander will start Friday night for Houston, less than three weeks after suffering an injury to his calf on Aug. MLB magic numbers, schedules: Astros back in playoffs Blue Jays gain on Yankees (9/17/22). But in the bottom of the fourth, Trey Mancini and Christian Vazquez hit back-to-back doubles to deep left-center to tie it at 2.Īlvarez doubled to deep center field off Oakland starter James Kaprielian in the third inning to score Chas McCormick and give Houston a 1-0 lead. Oakland briefly held a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth after Dermis Garcia singled to score Ramon Laureano and Sean Murphy. Those in the first-base dugout did not hold their breath or begin to panic. Two innings later, the Astros broke through with four runs, including a two-run double by Jose Altuve, to reduce their magic number to three to clinch their fourth division title in five seasons. Seth Martinez (1-1) pitched a scoreless seventh, and Rafael Montero worked the ninth for his 13th save. Astros magic number to clinch AL West down to 7 after sweep of Tigers - Chandler Rome 2h DETROIT The tying run reached first base but brought no fear. Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Email Sep. Verlander strikes out 11 to lead Astros over Yankees in ALCS opener. Astros put away Mariners to bring magic number to clinch division to 1. He missed the first four months because of a forearm injury, Lions look to conjure-up their magic number, and inflict more misery on the. McCullers has allowed just four runs in 24 innings across six starts at Minute Maid Park this season. McCullers had 11 strikeouts - his most since Jand held Oakland to two hits and two runs while walking four. Houston picked up another run in the seventh when Kyle Tucker singled to score Yordan Alvarez. Diaz broke a 2-2 tie in seventh inning, roping an 84-mph slider from Joel Payamps (3-6) into the left-field Crawford Boxes.
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