Twenty-seven outs in October hit differently. Go ask the Cardinals. Ask Chapman. Ask Servais. Every single out matters and yesterday was no different. <\/p>\n
If you told me that the Cy Young winner Justin Verlander<\/a> would be chased out after 4 innings when he gave up 10 hits and 6 runs that we still win the game, I would have said, \u201chell ya, brother,\u201d and not even believed what I said. <\/p>\n The Mariners had a chance to land a knockout punch, and they simply didn\u2019t execute. You know who did execute? The Astros bullpen executed. The Astros lineup against one of the best bullpens in baseball executed. The rookies executed. Yordan executed. <\/p>\n I can\u2019t talk about the Yordan walk-off boombah<\/a> without talking about Hensley and Pena. TWO INSANE AT-BATS WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE, AND THEY DIDN\u2019T FLINCH. Hens with the insane walk in a pinch-hit moment, hell, maybe the best walk since The Beatles crossed that one street. <\/p>\n But the rally got started when David Hensley worked a full count with one out in the bottom of the 9th. Hensley would reach base via HBP on the eigth pitch of the at-bat.<\/p>\n Winners find ways to win. pic.twitter.com\/jCUoZaM6OT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Houston Astros (@astros) October 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n Then there is Jeremy Pena, the prince who was promised. Playing in his first playoff game with the ghost of CC1 roaming the infield. The kid got a slider which we all know has given him trouble all year and he took it right back up the middle. One of his best swings all year. <\/p>\n Then Servais panics and brings in last year\u2019s Cy Young for a lefty\/lefty matchup like it\u2019s 1996. Well, you know what happened next. <\/p>\n BUY THE SHIRT.<\/a> BUY THE MOMENT. <\/p>\n 10 MORE WINS.<\/p>\n