{"id":87136,"date":"2020-10-12T08:07:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T05:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rays-beat-astros-to-open-alcs-with-blueprint-yankees-would-recognize\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T08:07:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T05:07:05","slug":"rays-beat-astros-to-open-alcs-with-blueprint-yankees-would-recognize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rays-beat-astros-to-open-alcs-with-blueprint-yankees-would-recognize\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rays beat Astros to open ALCS with blueprint Yankees would recognize"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Rays beat Astros to open ALCS with blueprint Yankees would recognize<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n The Astros\u2019 path to go from the villains of MLB back to the World Series<\/a> took a hit Sunday night, as the Rays held on for a 2-1 win in Game<\/a> 1 of the best-of-seven ALCS, with Diego Castillo striking out Jose Altuve to end it.<\/p>\n

The Tampa Bay right-hander, dominant in three outings against the Yankees in the ALDS, got an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded to end the top of the eighth and then got Altuve swinging to finish the game with the tying run on second.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, he\u2019s a stud,\u2019\u2019 Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said of Castillo, who tossed four scoreless innings versus the Yankees and was one of the only high-leverage relievers the Rays had available after the bullpen was tested often in the ALDS. \u201cJust a remarkable performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a rough start for an Astros team attempting to reach the World Series for the third time in four years. No trip<\/a> would be more unlikely than this one, after Houston was found last offseason to have used an illegal sign-stealing scheme on its way to the 2017 title, which cost manager AJ Hinch and general<\/a> manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs.<\/p>\n

Despite finishing the regular season under .500, the Astros made the expanded playoffs, knocked off the Twins in the wild-card series and then the A\u2019s in the ALDS.<\/p>\n

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Diego Castillo celebrates striking out Jose Altuve to win Game 1 of the ALCS.<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They\u2019ve avoided having to hear the reaction of crowds due to playing in empty stadiums because of COVID-19 protocols, but Tampa Bay left-hander Blake Snell, who gave up one run in five innings on Sunday, said he believes the Rays have become more popular now that they\u2019re facing Houston.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know after we beat New York, a lot of people said, \u2018Good luck against Houston,\u2019\u200a\u2019\u2019 Snell said. \u201cI saw a lot more people leaning towards the Rays.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the Yankees were watching Sunday, they saw some familiar sights.<\/p>\n

There was the solo home run from Altuve in the top of the first \u2014 after he ended last year\u2019s ALCS with a homer off Aroldis Chapman. Three innings later, Tampa Bay\u2019s Randy Arozarena \u2014 who destroyed the Yankees throughout the ALDS \u2014 tied the game with a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth.<\/p>\n

And Tampa Bay\u2019s bullpen was again fantastic, tossing four scoreless innings after the Rays took the lead in the bottom of the fifth.<\/p>\n

Mike Zunino, another thorn in the Yankees\u2019 side in the previous round, delivered the go-ahead run with a two-out single to center that scored Willy Adames, who had drawn a leadoff walk from Houston left-hander Framber Valdez.<\/p>\n

Snell was removed after five innings, having thrown 105 pitches.<\/p>\n

Cash first went to John Curtiss, who got out of a two-on, two-out jam by getting Aledmys Diaz to ground out in front of the plate.<\/p>\n

Sidearmer Ryan Thompson retired the Astros in order in the seventh.<\/p>\n

While the Rays failed to add to their lead, their bullpen continued to answer the call.<\/p>\n

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Randy Arozarena celebrates his home run.<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lefty Aaron Loup came in to start the eighth and immedia<\/a>tely drilled Michael Brantley. Loup then struck out Alex Bregman.<\/p>\n

With Carlos Correa at the plate, a wild pitch sent Brantley to second. After Correa walked, Kyle Tucker singled to load the bases.<\/p>\n

Cash then went to Castillo, and he got the struggling Yuli Gurriel to ground into an inning-ending double play to keep it a one-run game.<\/p>\n

Castillo gave up a pinch-hit single to Josh Reddick with one out in the ninth but rebounded to get George Springer on a grounder to first and then got Altuve to wave at a slider.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had some opportunities,\u2019\u2019 said Houston manager Dusty Baker, whose team left 10 runners on base. \u201cThey just got away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re here because of all that [bullpen] depth,\u2019\u2019 Cash said. \u201cThe one thing you learn with our club in a 60 or 162 [game season], we\u2019re in a lot of tight ballgames and you\u2019ve got to teach yourselves how to win those. There\u2019s no margin for error and I think our guys take that app<\/a>roach every night when they take the field.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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