Boxscore Breakdown #149: It was fun while it lasted – Astros 6, Angels 1

The winning streak is no more. The Angels were on one of the most impressive and dominant rolls of the 2014 season, so it is only fitting that they end the streak by laying a total egg. It isn’t a big deal, they were going to lose eventually, but I don’t think anyone saw it ending with Dallas Keuchel just laying waste to them.

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

Run Expectancy Rundown
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[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1jwMOBqkl2x7pWn6dlJt8rkRVVfVK0bOfDW1rTCqrDlE/pubchart” query=”oid=1154832181&format=interactive” width=”620″ height=”341″ /] For once, it wasn’t Altuve causing problems. Instead, Gregorio Petit was the one delivering the big blow in between all of Santiago’s many, many walks. Still, plenty of other Astros had multiple hit games, so it was really just a matter of who got the big hit, not if someone would.

Starting Pitcher Scores
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Dallas Keuchel strikes again. This isn’t the first time that he has shoved against the Angels, but it was quite unexpected. Keuchel is good, but to see him just obliterate a lineup that had practically been scoring double-digit runs in games almost by accident was really a surprise. Further proof that baseball is just weird.

Bullpen Battle
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Game Flow
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Halo A-Hole

Dammit, Hector.