'That hurt a lot,' Dusty Baker said after Houston collapsed under a two-run lead to lose a crucial series-opening game.
With a 7-5 lead, Houston closing pitcher Ryan Pressly allowed the go-ahead, 3-run home run to Cedric Mullins.Astros relief pitcher Ryan Pressly walks back to the mound after giving up a three-run home run to Baltimore's Cedric Mullins on Sept. 18, 2023.
So a 7-5 lead is safe, especially with All-Star closing pitcher Ryan Pressly getting the save opportunity in the ninth, right? Right?! In a game that was about to go final, Houston had to head to the bottom of the ninth to salvage a win. The most notable part of the half-inning for Houston was Yordan Alvarez's lead-off base-reach off of a throwing error and subsequent advancement to second base on a pitching error.
For Pressly, who got the losing decision, the defeat marks his sixth blown save. Also, strangely enough, Baltimore had to go into late-game heroics the day before against Tampa Bay after being down,Houston holds a razor-thin lead over rivals Texas and Seattle for the AL West. Entering Tuesday, both the Rangers and the Mariners are tied at a game-and-a-half behind the Astros.
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