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Astros option Ralph Garza Jr. to Triple-A Sugar Land
Field Level Media
13 Jul 2021, 12:19 GMT+10
The Houston Astros optioned right-handed pitcher Ralph Garza Jr. to their Triple-A affiliate in Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday.
Garza, 27, made his big-league debut this season and has a 1-2 record with a 4.09 ERA for Houston. He pitched in seven games from June 13-29 and has appeared in nine games overall.
He was the winning pitcher in Sunday s dramatic victory over the New York Yankees, going 1 2/3 scoreless innings and striking out three before the Astros scored six in the bottom of the ninth.
Garza has struck out 14 and allowed 11 hits and seven walks in 11 innings.
The Houston Astros star didn t make it off the field with his.
Altuve hit a three-run homer to cap a startling six-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, getting his shirt yanked off in a frenzied celebration and lifting the Astros over the New York Yankees 8-7.
âIt was a miracle, manager Dusty Baker said.
The Astros had been shut out by the Yankees the previous two games, highlighted by ace Gerrit Coleâs three-hitter in a 4-0 win on Saturday night.
But in a series where the teams took turns trolling each other after lingering ill will over the years â including Yankees star Aaron Judge seeming to mock Altuve â the Astros and their dynamic second baseman had the final say.
José Altuve pegó un jonrón de tres carreras para coronar una racha de seis anotaciones en la parte baja de la novena entrada, al darle a los Astros de Houston una victoria el domingo de 8-7 ante los Yanquis de Nueva York.
Los Astros habían sido blanqueados por los Yanquis en los dos partidos previos, entre ellos la labor de tres hits de Gerrit Cole en un triunfo de 4-0 la noche del sábado.
Nueva York se fue al frente 7-2 con un cuadrangular de tres carreras del dominicano Gary Sánchez en el octavo inning y parecía enfilarse a una barrida antes que los Astros se desataran al bate y propinaran a los Yanquis otra derrota dolorosa de último inning.
Altuve s 3-run blast caps big rally as Astros shock Yankees
Field Level Media
12 Jul 2021, 08:19 GMT+10
Jose Altuve crushed a walk-off three-run home run and the Houston Astros scored six runs in the ninth inning to complete a stunning 8-7 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Sunday.
Altuve drove home Abraham Toro and pinch-runner Myles Straw with his 20th home run, capping an unexpected comeback that started against Yankees right-hander Domingo German and ended with right-hander Chad Green (3-5) allowing the decisive blast.
Houston trailed 7-2 before Chas McCormick started the rally with a two-run double off German that scored Yuli Gurriel and Kyle Tucker. Toro followed with an RBI double and one out later, Altuve hit his stunning blast over the wall in left.