Even if he didn’t have the best of his games, Jose Abreu managed to get on the scoreboard Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium and continued its excellent towing pace so far in September.
The current masters, Houston Astros they fell again Kansas City Royals, a team that has suffered 101 defeats this season and, although it may seem incredible, has lost four times in its last five games to the worst teams of the season. Advertisement
Houston, which ended up losing 10×8, lost its first road series since losing 2 of 3 Dodger Stadium from June 23rd to 25th.
The clubs wore uniforms Negro leagues with Astros wearing away jerseys Houston Eagles from 1950 and Royals with local uniforms from Kansas City Monarchs (1945Jerseys and caps worn by the game are auctioned off with all proceeds benefiting this Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
Houston began the ninth inning with a 10×6 disadvantage. Jose Altuve j Alex Bregman They started the inning with back-to-back singles. Jordan Alvarez who had already pushed one in the fifth, was responsible for towing the Siderales’ seventh.
Jose Abreu provided final numbers for the game
With Yordan at second and Bregman at third, Jose Abreu, who was 0-for-3 to that point, hit a strong grounder for the first time and although he didn’t score, he did drive in his 79th run of the season and the final part of the game.
Highlights for Abreu is that he added his 17th RBI in 13 games so far in September. With this value, he ranks second in all major leagues, tied for second place Matt Olson j Seiya Suzuki and only surpassed by the 21st Royce Lewis.
With the defeat of Texas Rangers 2×1 in Cleveland kept Houston a half-game lead in the Western Division American League despite the fall.
