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FINAL |
10/6/2020 4:37 PM ET (197 DAYS AGO) |
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GAME PREVIEW
A's look to pull level with Astros in lefty matchupLOS ANGELES -- The Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics know all about playing in homer-friendly ballparks, yet the launching pad that was Dodger Stadium on Monday afternoon still was a bit jarring.Heading into Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday, an even bigger burden will be placed on the starting pitchers. It will be a duel of left-handers as the Astros send Framber Valdez to the mound while the A's hand the ball to Sean Manaea.The teams combined for six home runs as the Astros won the series opener by a 10-5 score. Houston's Carlos Correa went deep twice, giving him three home runs in three 2020 postseason games.After a regular season in which Correa hit five home runs in 58 games, an adjustment suggested by hitting coach Alex Cintron has turned the shortstop back into a high-level performer."Throughout the year I was trying to find my power strike and I couldn't seem to find it," said Correa, who went back to videos of the Astros' championship season in 2017 to set him free. "When we were playing the Rangers (in September), Citron said, 'Let's look at 2015 when you were first in the big leagues and doing great.'"With his hands back to where they were in his rookie season, Correa believes he can do even more in the series. The conditions would suggest the same.Long with the reputation as a pitchers' park, Dodger Stadium played smaller in Game 1 due to warm temperatures and a steady breeze. The power alleys were more like those at the Oakland Coliseum, and the left field line more closely approximated Minute Maid Park.Khris Davis, Sean Murphy and Matt Olson homered for the A's. Alex Bregman hit a home run to go along with Correa's two for Houston."I mean, it's just one of things where (as a pitcher) you know you've got to keep the ball down," said Murphy, the Athletics' catcher. "It plays to our advantage, too. It's one of those things you just kind of have to make an adjustment to, and it goes both ways." Valdez gave up just five home runs in 70 2/3 innings during the regular season, when he went 3-5 with a 3.57 ERA. His start in Game 2 comes after he delivered five scoreless innings in relief of Zack Greinke during the Astros' 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the opener of the wild-card round.Valdez is 0-1 lifetime against the A's over three appearances. His lone start in those outing came Aug. 8, when he gave up just two runs (one earned) on seven hits over seven innings with one walk and nine strikeouts. However, he still came away with the loss in a 3-1 Oakland victory.Manaea was a bit more susceptible to the long ball than Valdez this season, giving up seven home runs in 54 innings. The lefty served up two home runs in his final start of the regular season, but that was to a Los Angeles Dodgers team that led baseball with 118 homers.He will return to the same mound where he finished the season on Sept. 23, only now he will be facing the Astros. Manaea did not pitch in Oakland's 2-1 series win over the Chicago White Sox in the wild-card round.A hot start on offense in Game 1 and the knowledge that they bounced back after a series-opening defeat to the White Sox has the A's a bit less tense going into Game 2."Yeah, I mean, it's a longer series," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "Everybody wants to win Game 1, but we faced two elimination games and responded nicely. I expect the same (Tuesday)." --By Doug Padilla, Field Level Media
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GAME RECAP
Springer hits 2 HRs, Astros beat A's 5-2 for 2-0 ALDS leadLOS ANGELES George Springer hit two homers and the Houston Astros kept making more noise in the playoffs, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series.Martin Maldonado also went deep for Houston, which needs one win to reach its fourth straight AL Championship Series. Game 3 in the best-of-five series is Wednesday, when Houston is the home team in the neutral site matchup.Springer put Houston ahead to stay with a two-run, two-out drive in the third on a second straight 90-degree day at Dodger Stadium.Maldonado's solo shot in the fifth chased loser Sean Manaea in his first appearance of this postseason. Yusmeiro Petit came in and promptly gave up Springer's second homer of the game, extending Houston's lead to 5-2. Maldonado yelled and raised his right arm in celebration from his seat in the dugout.Springer's 17 postseason homers tied Nelson Cruz and Jim Thome for most through a player's first 54 career postseason games. Five of Springer's postseason homers have come at Dodger Stadium, where the Astros beat the Dodgers in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series.Houston improved to 7-3 in Dodger Stadium since that World Series. Current A's pitcher Mike Fiers last year told of his old team's sign-stealing scandal used in 2017, a revelation that rocked baseball and drew the still ongoing ire of other players and fans.Hot, sunny and dry conditions again created an ideal environment for the long ball. The teams combined for five homers, raising the series total to 11.Winner Framber Valdez allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings, struck out four and walked one. The 26-year-old left-hander, making his first postseason start, retired his final 10 batters.Valdez dazzled in his relief appearance against Minnesota in the AL wild card series opener, tossing five scoreless innings and scattering two hits to go with five strikeouts.Enoli Paredes retired the side in the eighth. Ryan Pressly worked around Marcus Semien's leadoff single in the ninth, Oakland's only hit past the fourth inning, to finish a six-hitter for the save.Oakland didn't have an at-bat with a runner in scoring position.Oakland got on board in the second with Khris Davis' second-inning home run, his third of this postseason, put the A's ahead.After Springer's first homer, the Astros extended their lead to 3-1 on Carlos Correa's RBI groundout in the fourth that scored Michael Brantley, who doubled leading off.Chad Pinter led off the bottom half with a 453-foot homer to right-center, the longest homer at Dodger Stadium this season.For the second straight game, Oakland's starting pitching failed to go deep. Manaea gave up four runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. Chris Bassitt didn't get out of the fourth in Game 1, allowing three runs and nine hits in Wednesday's defeat.OFF DAYCorrea was 0 for 3 with a RBI and a strikeout after homering twice in Game 1 and becoming the first shortstop in major league history with two multi-homer games in postseason play.UP NEXTBoth teams waited to announce their Game 3 starters.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
Game Recap from The Associated Press (AP).
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MLB Game Preview: Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics - Date: 10/6/2020 A's look to pull level with Astros in lefty matchupLOS ANGELES -- The Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics know all about playing in homer-friendly ballparks, yet the launching pad that was Dodger Stadium on Monday afternoon still was a bit jarring.Heading into Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday, an even bigger burden will be placed on the starting pitchers. It will be a duel of left-handers as the Astros send Framber Valdez to the mound while the A's hand the ball to Sean Manaea.The teams combined for six home runs as the Astros won the series opener by a 10-5 score. Houston's Carlos Correa went deep twice, giving him three home runs in three 2020 postseason games.After a regular season in which Correa hit five home runs in 58 games, an adjustment suggested by hitting coach Alex Cintron has turned the shortstop back into a high-level performer."Throughout the year I was trying to find my power strike and I couldn't seem to find it," said Correa, who went back to videos of the Astros' championship season in 2017 to set him free. "When we were playing the Rangers (in September), Citron said, 'Let's look at 2015 when you were first in the big leagues and doing great.'"With his hands back to where they were in his rookie season, Correa believes he can do even more in the series. Free Sport Pick. The conditions would suggest the same.Long with the reputation as a pitchers' park, Dodger Stadium played smaller in Game 1 due to warm temperatures and a steady breeze. Top Rated Sports Handicappers. The power alleys were more like those at the Oakland Coliseum, and the left field line more closely approximated Minute Maid Park.Khris Davis, Sean Murphy and Matt Olson homered for the A's. Alex Bregman hit a home run to go along with Correa's two for Houston."I mean, it's just one of things where (as a pitcher) you know you've got to keep the ball down," said Murphy, the Athletics' catcher. "It plays to our advantage, too. It's one of those things you just kind of have to make an adjustment to, and it goes both ways." Valdez gave up just five home runs in 70 2/3 innings during the regular season, when he went 3-5 with a 3.57 ERA. His start in Game 2 comes after he delivered five scoreless innings in relief of Zack Greinke during the Astros' 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the opener of the wild-card round.Valdez is 0-1 lifetime against the A's over three appearances. His lone start in those outing came Aug. 8, when he gave up just two runs (one earned) on seven hits over seven innings with one walk and nine strikeouts. However, he still came away with the loss in a 3-1 Oakland victory.Manaea was a bit more susceptible to the long ball than Valdez this season, giving up seven home runs in 54 innings. Professional Sports Handicappers. The lefty served up two home runs in his final start of the regular season, but that was to a Los Angeles Dodgers team that led baseball with 118 homers.He will return to the same mound where he finished the season on Sept. 23, only now he will be facing the Astros. Manaea did not pitch in Oakland's 2-1 series win over the Chicago White Sox in the wild-card round.A hot start on offense in Game 1 and the knowledge that they bounced back after a series-opening defeat to the White Sox has the A's a bit less tense going into Game 2."Yeah, I mean, it's a longer series," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "Everybody wants to win Game 1, but we faced two elimination games and responded nicely. I expect the same (Tuesday)." --By Doug Padilla, Field Level Media
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