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00:02 >> VRS, the number one seed in the American League,
00:05 more than likely is going to be the Baltimore Orioles.
00:07 But if the season ended today, what we saw for the past three days in Houston
00:13 might be a potential ALCS preview with the top two seeds in the American League
00:18 playoff bracket.
00:19 The Orioles won, the Astros too, Baltimore trying to instill their will for
00:24 a three game sweep.
00:26 But Houston rallies in the final two innings, down by a run,
00:30 one nothing entering the eighth.
00:32 Jeremy Pena hits an RBI double that scores Mauricio Dubon.
00:36 Then it's Dubon that hits the RBI single for
00:39 the walk off winner in the home half of the ninth.
00:42 Houston DRS avoids the sweep against Baltimore,
00:45 two to one the final in the finale of that three game set yesterday.
00:49 >> Yeah, handicapping this game overall too, if you wanna take a look at it.
00:52 I really liked Bradish on the mound, he was sensational, Ben.
00:55 Six innings pitch, two earned runs, no, excuse me, two hits, no earned runs, and
00:58 nine strikeouts.
00:59 But the guy that I thought was gonna be fatable was Javier.
01:02 He goes five innings, one earned run, but how about this?
01:05 11 strikeouts on the day.
01:08 Now yesterday, beggars can't be choosers.
01:09 I wish I can go back in time and say, you know what, guys?
01:11 Shoulda just took the first five innings, because the Orioles scored in the top of
01:14 the first inning and did not score again.
01:17 And it actually looked like that was going to be enough.
01:19 But the Houston Astros did prevail at the end of the game.
01:21 And if we were looking at who needed this win more, well,
01:24 by far it was the Houston Astros, because also yesterday, Tampa Bay did lose,
01:28 which gave that little bit of, okay, Baltimore loses, Tampa Bay loses,
01:31 no harm, no foul at that point.
01:32 But bigger picture for the Astros, boy, did they need that yesterday?
01:35 Because if they would have came in today,
01:37 I don't know how the percentage points would have worked.
01:39 But basically, all three teams in the AL West would have had the same wins.
01:42 But I believe that Seattle and also Texas have an extra game in hand.
01:46 So theoretically, the Astros probably would have been on the outside looking in,
01:50 which is crazy.
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