Previously, the Astros and most other teams cut off beer sales after the seventh inning,...
Eddie Flores bought more than $300 worth of beer when George Springer led off the fifth inning with a home run in Game 1 of the American League Division series, just as Flores had predicted.
The Astros also will cut off alcohol sales if a game reaches the four-hour mark or"at building management discretion," according to the club.At least four other teams — the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers — have extended alcohol sales through the eighth inning this season. Others, like the Miami Marlins and New York Mets, still have seventh-inning cutoffs, but haven't ruled out changes, according to the Associated Press.
MLB games have been noticeably shorter this season with game times down by an average of 31 minutes through the first two weeks of the season.
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