The Astros lost their fourth consecutive game in the most painful way possible.
Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramirez slides into second base, advancing on a throw after hitting a single, as Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena attempts the tag during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, June 9, 2023, in Cleveland. They watched their offense finally break loose only for the usually reliable bullpen to blow multiple leads as the Guardians fought back for a 10-9 win in 14 innings Friday night.
On multiple occasions, the Astros were one out away — and twice, one strike away — from securing the win. Seth Martinez, who pitched the final four innings in relief, looked like he had locked up the win in the 12th, when he got Brennan to hit a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña for what looked like a game-ending double play. Peña fielded the ball cleanly, but ran to second for the force, then threw wildly to first with the speedy Brennan already well down the line.
The Astros led 4-0 early courtesy of a three-run homer by José Abreu in the first inning and an RBI groundout by Mauricio Dubón in the second. The sacrifice bunt is mostly a relic from a bygone era. Entering Friday, the Astros had laid down just four sacrifice bunts all season and 12 teams had executed even fewer than that. Maldonado made it six with a pair. He put down a bunt to move runners over when he was at the plate with men on first and second and nobody out in the third inning. The move paid off, because Peña scored easily when Dubón followed with a ground out to the right side of the infield.
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