“The mindset really from the whole entire team, the whole entire offense, was just make this at-bat count”, Hosmer said.
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Facing a 6-2 deficit in the eighth inning, the Royals scored five runs to take a 7-6 lead and went on to beat the Houston Astros by a score of 9-6, to force a game five in the series. “I’ll have everyone available in Game 5 that you would expect”. “I wish I was flawless, I wish I could do everything ideal , but I’m not, I’m human”. I wish I could do everything ideal , but I’m not.
Houston Astros’ Lance McCullers (43) delivers a pitch against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning in Game 4 of baseball’s American League Division Series, Monday, October 12, 2015, in Houston. It’s going to be an electric atmosphere in Kauffman Stadium.
“But it’s big-boy sport”. “And we’re going to hop on a plane, go work out tomorrow, and we’re going to show up ready to play in Game 5”. These squads have alternated wins since the Astros won in an upset Game 1 after a 45 minute rain delay.
Late in the game, a tweet from the account of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott congratulated the Astros on advancing to the AL Championship Series.
If, however, Cueto stinks it up in this game, it’s safe to say the trade that sent beloved Finnegan to Cincinnati will be in the back of Kansas City Royals fans’ minds for a long time. Kendrys Morales should have grounded into a double play, but a tip by pitcher Tony Sipp coupled with a misplay by Correa resulted in a two-run error. If not for Salvador Perez launching a two run home run, the Royals would have seemed as lifeless as a C-Span rerun.
The Astros won the regular-season series between the teams 4-2 and they split the first four games of the ALDS series.
The versatile Ben Zobrist has been the Royals’ best hitter in the postseason, as he’s 6-for-16 with a walk and a double in the first four games of the series. He struck out with two runners on base, including RF George Springer at third, with one out in the sixth inning of Game 3….
Correa went 4 for 4 and was hit by a pitch. Rasmus just a day earlier had had his postseason record of six consecutive games with an extra basehit started a new one.
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Hamels, the 2008 World Series MVP, will be pitching in a winner-take-all game for the first time when he goes against Toronto right-hander Marcus Stroman in a rematch of Game 2 of the ALDS. The slugger left Game 1 with a strained back, but returned with two hits in Game 4.
