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It is a choke job for sure, but you have to give credit to KC's hitters. We aren't used to seeing this, but they have hitters throughout the lineup that don't swing at pitches that aren't strikes.

Very good point.

Even that strikeouts of Moustakas right there was accompanied by:

1) A gazillion pitches in the plate appearance by Moustakas before he finally struck out.

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2) The pitch that he struck out on was a strike ...... so he didn't screw himself by swinging at what would have been ball four.

Just like a pitcher that doesn't walk people makes hitters earn their hits, a hitter that doesn't swing at bad pitches makes a pitcher earn his outs.

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Astros are in rough shape.....they have to score at least one on KC's cyborg bullpen. If not, they go back to KC for a Game 5 that they have about a 1% chance of winning (it isn't 0% only because Cueto is pitching).

The KC hitters did an amazing job in that inning. More impressive than their plate discipline was the fact that they didn't give up like most any team would have down 4 in that environment. The ridiculous fluke bounce over Correa's glove did help though.

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Astros are in rough shape...... they have to score at least one run on KC's cyborg bullpen. If not, they go back to KC for a Game 5 that they have about a 1% chance of winning (it isn't 0%, only because Cueto is pitching.)

The KC hitters did an amazing job in that inning. More impressive than their plate discipline was the fact that they didn't give up, like most any team would have down by 4 runs in that environment. The ridiculous fluke bounce over Correa's glove did help, though.

I didn't see it, so I'll ask you ......

Did Cueto indeed get stronger after a rough start in his Game 2 start, as this article suggests ???

Cueto Gets Stronger Later, Keeps KC in It

Royals righty doesn't dominate, but gives club chance to rally in Game 2 win.

(By Alyson Footer)

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/153904596/johnny-cueto-gets-stronger-later-in-royals-win

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I didn't see it, so I'll ask you ......

Did Cueto indeed get stronger after a rough start in his Game 2 start, as this article suggests ???

Cueto gets Stronger Later, Keeps KC in It

Royals righty doesn't dominate, but gives club chance to rally in Game 2 win.

(By Alyson Footer)

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/153904596/johnny-cueto-gets-stronger-later-in-royals-win

He did. He is a headcase, so I think the Astros can score a couple. The problem is mentally they have to be destroyed and their bullpen is shot. This game was over. A young team is not going to recover from blowing that kind of lead at home.

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I would have yanked the pitcher. I know he was saving Sipp for the lefties but still.

KC's pen isn't as strong as last year. That being said I think this series is over.

I agree on all counts. Even with a "weaker" bullpen, Wade Davis is basically Arrieta as a reliever. Nobody can sniff him. Going to be very tough for the Astros to win in that environment in Game 5. Very hard to kill a champion.

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I would have yanked the pitcher. I know he was saving Sipp for the lefties but still.

KC's pen isn't as strong as last year. That being said I think this series is over.

Hinch let this get out of hand in the 8th. Harris had nothing, and neither did Sipp who was clearly pressing. Houston is done. They will not win game 5.

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Hinch let this get out of hand in the 8th. Harris had nothing, and neither did Sipp who was clearly pressing. Houston is done. They will not win game 5.

I missed the error on TV. Was listening on phone though getting kids off the bus. Just now saw it. Sipp easily could have fielded that as well. Could have been ruled a hit. I think Hinch should have pitched another righty once the second batter reached. Harris was his big guy though. What a sick feeling.

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Correa showed what a harsh game baseball can be. A double, two homers and knocked in six, on top of the world, then whiffs on that grounder a few innings later and lets KC tie it up.

I don't think Houston stand a chance on Wednesday. But the only, and I mean ONLY, potential silver lining here is if they could upset the Jays in front of a sea of blue. It's not likely, but it's all I've got.

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