Arizona DiamondbacksvsHouston Astros
ARI 4/HOU 3
Things to say
The Diamondbacks beat the Astros 4-3 in 10 innings in Houston.
01
opener
Snakes stole one in Houston, 4-3 in extras. Astros had it right there and let it slip. Free-baseball games always sting when you drop them at home.
02
key player
Arizona's pen was the real MVP — slammed the door in the tenth and stranded the tying run. Nobody talks about middle relief until it wins you a road game.
03
hot take
Houston's offense goes quiet in the late innings way too often. Seventy-three wins flatters a team that can't cash in with runners on.
04
deep cut
That's the second straight one-run game between these two. The D-backs are quietly playing like the better club and they're above Houston in the standings now, 75-68.
05
exit
Getaway day tomorrow — if Arizona takes the series they leave town with real momentum. I'll be watching that one.
The recap
Arizona stole one on the road, grinding out a 4-3 win in ten innings at Daikin Park. This was a tight one all night, tied up and headed to free baseball, and the D-backs found a way to push across the go-ahead run in the tenth.
Houston's bullpen couldn't slam the door when it mattered, and the Astros dropped a nailbiter that keeps them under .500 at 73-70. Arizona's the team playing October-relevant ball right now at 75-68, and getaway-day wins like this are how you hang around in a race.