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I would think this is correct.

I won't dispute Vierling as star #1, but if Englert doesn't go three, there is no way Houston doesn have a handful more runs by 11 innings.

I was just going to say he didn't have to pitch to Abreu, but nevermind!

javy with the poor throw at a bad time. Have to make it hard on themselves.

Vierling - have a night!

defense has been the difference. Both Tork and Meadows could have ended it. OTOH, Houston bobbled a couple they still got the outs on.

he got his glove on it. I'd say his mistake was he got up against the wall and left himself no room to jump/adjust. You have to stay off the wall far just enough to go up for the ball clean.

one the plus side, Abreu will be the baserunner in the 10th. wait - no he won't. Tucker

javy could have stepped toward home to give him a target, but Tork has to make the throw to the inside.

Javy!

are we going to get a 3 inning relief appearance? Holy 1965 Batman!

Montero goes low, low and lower.

never saw where that ball even went - OPPO

And Yordan looked like he was complaining to the ump about Englert's hold there -- but there was all kinds of time left on the clock.

no doubt. OTOH, each of the guys sent down had the chance to beat Jose out of his spot and didn't.

Hey there - Veirling with the leather!

I don't know how much choice he had after he couldn't sign Chafin

OK - I deserved that.

Has the BP had an inherited runner NOT score yet?

Jose felt bad for them, gave them the baserunner back.

yeah, I though he was clearly safe. But the fact remains another sub-MLB play by Maton at 3rd. I'm ready for that experiment to end.

I love kevlar bead tires since you can fold them up and carry them easiy on a long unsupported ride or tour, but when they are new they can be so damn tight and require such a fight that it's not ususal for me to ruin a couple of tubes trying to get a new kevlar bead tire mounted the 1st time. A trick a learned from an old hand when mounting a HP bike tire to try and cut down on bead lifts is to inflate, then deflate almost all the way (to where you can squeeze the tire in by hand, and reset the bead all the way around - then reinflate.

Greene and Tork both wasted to CF. I guess we got the dead balls tonight.

Don't see a rubber band on his beard either - he's on his way to a GQ feature.