PLAYING THE PONIES
Sam Houston Race Park selections for Friday, Feb. 7
Feb 6, 2020, 6:59 am
Here are my selections for Friday night at Sam Houston Race Park. These are not meant to be in exact order, but merely the four horses I think have the best chance to win. For beginners, I suggest exacta boxes with three horses, using two of mine and one of your own. And you can always pick up a copy of Acing Racing 2016 to learn everything you need to know. (These are the picks and format that are available on the free tip sheet at SHRP).
FIRST
1-6-9-8
ADDED ATTRACTION will be very tough in here if he goes
SECOND
11-5-1-8
SKY PULPIT showed nothing in debut but should improve in second start
THIRD
4-5-10-1
HOT FUDGE LOUIE has a win at this trip over the track
FOURTH
10-6-8-2
TREBULSKI was in tough in last two; should fare better here
FIFTH
1-6-2-10
DECLARE WAR should do well if the race stays on the turf
SIXTH
1-6-2-5
NOMO RON has been hanging in there with tough runners
SEVENTH
2-6-7-10
SPIRITUAL WARFARE should be in the mix if he is on his A game
EIGHTH
5-4-1-2
ROCKNROLL ROCKET should take a step forward here at a square price
NINTH
11-5-1-2
CATCH THE DEVIL has taken a lot of action in two starts; tonight might be the night
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Jose Altuve drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the 10th inning after Yordan Alvarez tied it with a two-run homer in the ninth and the Houston Astros rallied from an early six-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 9-7 on Sunday.
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Altuve's single off Twins reliever Louis Varland (1-1) scored automatic runner Brendan Rogers from third base.
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Jake Meyers then stole home on a double steal to make it 9-7.
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Josh Hader (1-0) retired all six batters he faced to earn the victory.
The Twins led 7-1 after four innings, but the Astros came all the way back by scoring twice in the ninth off Twins reliever Griffin Jax to tie it at 7. Isaac Paredes led off with his fourth single of the game and Alvarez hit Jax's next pitch for his first home run of the season.
Matt Wallner had four hits and Trevor Larnach drove in three runs for Minnesota.
The Twins scored three runs in the first, a rally keyed by Ryan Jeffers' two-out, two-run double. They added three more in the fourth, with Byron Buxton and Larnach's back-to-back doubles driving in the runs as Minnesota took a 7-1 lead.
Key moment
With two on and two outs in the sixth, Alvarez sliced a sinking liner to left field off reliever Danny Coulombe. Harrison Bader charged in and made a diving catch to preserve Minnesota’s 7-5 lead.
Key stat
The Astros (.565) and Twins (.551) began the day ranked 29th and 30th in the league in OPS, but combined for 24 hits in the game.
Up next
Astros: Begin a three-game series at Seattle on Monday with RHP Hayden Weseneski (0-1, 5.40) starting the opener.
Twins: Send RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (0-0, 4.50) to the mound Monday when they open a four-game series at Kansas City.