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Astros' outfielder weighs in on crazy finish to Tuesday night's game
Jul 11, 2018, 3:00 pm
The Astros' win on Tuesday night featured one of the strangest endings to a game in recent memory. Photo by Joshua Jordan/SportsMap
Astros outfielder Tony Kemp joins The Charlie Pallilo Show in studio and talks about the dramatic ending to Tuesday night's game against the A's. Kemp discusses Ken Giles exiting the game after struggling to get several hitters out, and mentions that Giles was cheering hard from the dugout for his teammate Hector Rondon to get out of the inning.
Tony also talks about playing several positions in the field, and how he prefers to play center field because he doesn't have to worry about the ball being fair or foul. Kemp continues and discusses the significant amount of talent the Astros have on the roster, how loaded their minor league system is, and talks about how hitting for contact and getting on base are the strengths of his game.
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.