San Diego – Back at the stadium where he developed his major league career, Manuel Margot of the Tampa Bay Rays had an escape game in the American League Championship Series with a three-point run and an impressive catch when falling on a wall on the right. Field.
Asked about what vital maxim in the 4-2 win over the Houston Astros, Margot responded through a translator: “Definitely the house runs. The circuit didn’t hurt. “
The house was huge, of course, as it helped the Rays qualify midway through the World Series with a 2-0 lead in the Top 7 series.
But they’re going to communicate about the capture for a long time.
With two outs at the time and runners at the time and a third, Margot followed George Springer’s fake long ball to the right box while protecting his face from the sun. He went through it falling on a padded railing on the most sensitive wall and landed. on a bridge near the seats at the back of the line at Petco Park.
Margot appeared, smiled and lifted his glove with the ball after a 102-foot sprint.
Margot a little upset but stayed in the game.
“As you get closer, you don’t realize how high it is, however, it falls a little once you cross the wall, so once I started turning around and learned I was a little further away, that’s when I got a little bit,” Marwere said.
Margot played for the San Diego Padres from the end of the 2016 season until she was traded to Tampa Bay in the off-season. He played a game in the right frame in 2016 and the rest of his time in San Diego spent it downtown.
“Having the ability to know where you are, and being able to say, ‘Forget it, I know I’m going through to hit anything but I’m passing by,’ and grab the ball. ” was really impressive, ” said manager Kevin Cash.
His companions very happy with the capture.
“They sold out, ” said winner Charlie Morton. ” These guys are all in combination and they’re putting their bodies in danger. They’ve been doing this all year. This game is amazing.
Shortscreed Willy Adames said Margot “went with determination. “I was going to do whatever it took to catch her. It was a game he made on the right box line, putting himself in a damaging place. I’m satisfied with him after this circuit. It was unbelievable. I hope you continue to help the team win like this.
Margot hit a house run in a 0-1 area of McCullers with two outs in the first, after the first of two errors from base jose Altuve in a shallow right area through Ji-Man Choi. Altuve’s shot hit the floor before entering and out of the glove at first base Yuli Gurriel.
The game was originally considered a Gurriel error, but the official scorer then blamed Altuve for the mistake. When Gurriel returned to the shelter, she hit her glove on the bench.
Margot’s big plays made a winner for 36-year-old Morton, who helped Houston win the 2017 World Series and ruined a charming effort in a different way to McCullers, who lost despite an out of 11 runs in seven innings. out of it were undeserved.
Margot’s had a complicated normal season. He was included on the COVID-19 Casualty List in August as a precautionary measure after his trip to the Dominican Republic following his father’s death from the virus.
“They put it in the ringtone with other members of the family circle, but we made it our family circle,” Cash said. “EveryoneArray supports him and is very pleased with what he has achieved. “
Morton advanced to 4-0 with 0. 90 MPM in both playoffs.
Tampa Bay slept with a tight ninth, when Nick Anderson charged twice. A run scored when Springer hit a jump shot at the time of base Brandon Lowe, who took a step at the base and a double kill. After walking to Altuve and Michael Brantley 4 lengths each, Anderson flew Alex Bregman in the first frame in the middle of Kevin Kiermaier, a step forward from the yellow flag track.
The third game will be tuesday night when the Rays will send Ryan Yarbrough to Jose Urquidy of Houston. Because it is an unbiased site, the Rays, the first seed of the Al, were the home team in the first two games and Houston will last win games in Games 3 and 4 and Game 5, if necessary.
Teams with a 2-0 lead have won 72 of the 85 most sensible 7 series.
“It’s not as usual. Tomorrow is a duty to us,” said Carlos Correa, who ruled the Astros. “You don’t need to lose 0-3 in a series with a big team like the Rays. “
Manager Dusty Baker said, “It’s very frustrating, all you hear is the speed out, and today we’ve had a lot of speed. “
McCullers relented 14 in a row, nine strikeouts, before Mike Zunino connected a 454-foot race to the back bullpen beyond the fence to the left middle for a 4-1 lead in the seventh inning, third in the playoffs.
Houston’s Carlos Correa hit a home run near Pete Fairbanks with a strikeout in sixth, his fifth in the playoffs.
The Astros are in the ALCS for the fourth consecutive year and will reach the World Series for the third time in this period. The Rays competed in an Autumn Classic. They lost to Philadelphia in 2008.
Morton, who signed with Tampa Bay before the 2019 season, allowed hits in bleached innings, pulled out and gave a base by balls.
McCullers allowed four hits and four runs, one clean, and failed to do so.
“I feel like we’re betting on smart baseball. We just don’t have the successes. There were a lot of bullets that hit people directly,” Correa said. “Their defense is to win baseball games for them right now. “
(Best of 7)
Tampa Bay 2, Houston 0
In San Diego (all in TBS)
Sunday. October 11: Tampa Bay 2, Houston 1
Tuesday, October 13: Tampa Bay (Yarbrough 1-4) vs. Tampa Bay Houston (Urquidy 1-1), 8:40 p. m.
Wednesday, October 14: Tampa Bay (Glasnow 5-1) vs. Houston, 8:40 p. m.
Wednesday, October 14: Tampa Bay vs. Tampa Bay Houston
x-Thursday October 15: Tampa Bay vs. Tampa Bay Houston
x-Friday, October 16: Houston vs. Houston Tampa Bay
x-Saturday, October 17: Houston vs. Houston Tampa Bay
x-if necessary